Legal Opinion
In Re Marriage of Hanlon
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1983No. 81-2556PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mejda
Frances Jean Hanlon (Frances) appeals from the Sepember 17, 1981, order which dismissed her petition for a legal separation and the petition of Thomas H. Hanlon (Thomas) for dissolution of marriage and enrolled a Nevada decree of divorce as a domestic judgment of Illinois. The central issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting full faith and credit to the Nevada decree of divorce. We affirm.
On December 29, 1977, Thomas filed a complaint in Illinois for dissolution of marriage. His wife Frances couterpetitioned for legal separation naming Mary Louise Kearns…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Esenwein v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. EsenweinSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Dunham v. DunhamIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Schwarz v. SchwarzIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
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