Estate of Cook v. Cook

The Estate of Jesse J. Cook appeals an order of the Circuit Court of Wyoming County refusing to give full faith and credit to a divorce order entered by a Illinois court. The Estate of Jesse J. Cook (“Estate”) maintains that Lillian S. Cook, the former wife of Jesse J. Cook, after initially protesting the Illinois court’s jurisdiction, made a general appearance and litigated the divorce before the Illinois court. Because the circuit court erred in failing to give full faith and credit to the order of a sister state, we reverse and remand this case to the circuit court with directions to enter…