In Re Marriage of Short

My problem with the court’s decision is that the record requires us to speculate that the original dissolution decree is wrong on the merits. Respondent husband did not *724file an answer in defense to petitioner’s petition for dissolution, and in respondent’s own petition to vacate the dissolution decree he did not aver a defense to the original petition. Presumably the original petition sought and the original decree granted the usual three main items of relief: dissolution, custody, and economic provisions. If respondent has an objection or complaint as to any terms of the decree, he should…