In Re Marriage of Kopec

PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondent, Ronald Kopec, appeals from an order denying his petition to vacate a default judgment for dissolution of marriage or for a rehearing on the issue of property division. He contends that his right to substantial justice and fundamental fairness was violated by the action of the trial court, that the trial court erred by proceeding with an ex parte hearing without additional notice to him, and that the trial court abused its discretion by denying his post-trial motion.

We affirm.

On October 25, 1979, petitioner, Rarbara Kopec,…