Purcell v. Purcell

The Hamilton County Court of Domestic Relations granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint, which sought to modify and enforce the judgment of an Illinois court regarding visitation and child support ordered by that jurisdiction. Plaintiff appeals from such dismissal.

•The controlling facts are as follows. The parties were divorced in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois on January 15, 1973. The custody of the minor children, then five and -seven years of age, were awarded to plaintiff and defendant was granted certain rights of visitation. The court permitted the mother to move…