Szot v. Szot

The plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the trial court converting a decree of legal separation into a decree of dissolution with attendant financial, visitation and custody orders. We agree with her claim *239that the trial court violated her right to due process by prematurely terminating the hearing and, therefore, we reverse the judgment, except as to the decree of dissolution.1

We glean the following history from the transcript, the trial court file, the record and the plaintiffs brief.2 The plaintiff obtained a decree of legal separation in 1993. The parties agreed on custody of the minor…