People ex rel. Patrick v. Patrick

Petitioner Debra Patrick, a resident of McLean County, filed a petition for support pursuant to the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 1201 et seq.) to enforce a support order entered against respondent, Mark Patrick, a resident of Coles County, by the circuit court of Coles County in an earlier dissolution judgment. Respondent, after filing a verified response admitting a child support arrearage, filed a motion to dismiss the petition for want of subject-matter jurisdiction. The trial court granted the motion. Petitioner appeals,…