In Re Marriage of Paulius

PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Marion and Charles Paulius were married in July of 1970. On February 21, 1980, Marion filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. The petition contained an allegation that Charles was guilty of extreme and repeated mental cruelty toward Marion, without any fault or provocation on her part. Charles’ response to the petition denied the allegation. On March 11, 1981, Marion filed a notice of motion to present a second amended petition for dissolution of marriage. No copy of the amended petition, however, can be found in the record. An…