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        "text": "JUSTICE HOFFMAN\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThe marriage of Linda and Charles Buchanio was dissolved by an out-of-State judgment, after which Linda moved to Illinois with the parties\u2019 three children. Several years later, Linda filed petitions in the circuit court of Cook County seeking to modify visitation arrangements, to increase Charles\u2019 child support payments, and to hold Charles in contempt for failing to pay the children\u2019s outstanding medical bills. The petitions were granted, and Charles now appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether the court erred in finding that it had in personam jurisdiction over him; and (2) whether the court acted improperly in vacating an earlier dismissal for want of prosecution.\nA judgment dissolving the marriage of Charles and Linda Buchanio was entered in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on September 13, 1983. The dissolution decree granted Linda custody of the parties\u2019 three minor sons and required Charles to provide the boys\u2019 health insurance coverage and pay any medical or dental bills not covered under his policy. In January of 1984, Linda and the boys moved to Illinois, and Linda initiated proceedings to enroll the Pennsylvania dissolution judgment in this State. Although Charles was personally served with notice of the enrollment proceedings, he failed to appear at the hearing. The Pennsylvania judgment was enrolled in Illinois on January 17, 1986.\nOn April 22, 1986, Linda filed a petition in the circuit court of Cook County for modification of visitation. Charles moved to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction under section 2 \u2014 619 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 2 \u2014 619), citing a prior visitation ruling made by the Pennsylvania court and an appeal then pending in that State. In conjunction with his motion to dismiss, Charles served Linda with notice for her deposition and sought leave to depose experts upon whom she had relied in her modification petition. The court ultimately reserved ruling on Charles\u2019 motion, and there was no further activity in the Illinois case for nearly two years.\nOn March 21, 1989, the circuit court entered an order noting the registration of the Pennsylvania dissolution decree and striking the case from the trial call as \"completed.\u201d On January 16, 1990, however, an order was entered dismissing the \"complaint for dissolution\u201d for want of prosecution. Upon learning of this erroneous order, Linda sought vacatur of the dismissal on August 2l, 1991, with a \"Motion to Correct Clerical Error.\u201d The motion indicated that the case had accidentally appeared on the January 1990 status call as a prejudgment dissolution proceeding, and that when no one appeared for the status hearing, the case had been dismissed. Finding that the dismissal was entered in error, the circuit court vacated it on August 21, 1991, and reinstated the case on the post-decree call.\nOn April 2, 1992, in the circuit court, Linda filed petitions for (1) modification of child support, (2) a new visitation schedule, and (3) a rule to show cause as to why Charles should not be held in contempt for his failure to pay the boys\u2019 uninsured medical and dental bills (hereinafter rule to show cause). In response to these petitions, Charles filed a special appearance and motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. The motion contained no allegations regarding the circuit court\u2019s in personam jurisdiction; instead, it consisted merely of statements regarding Linda\u2019s submission to Pennsylvania jurisdiction and that State\u2019s alleged continuing jurisdiction over visitation and support matters in light of its prior rulings on these issues.\nIn response to the motion to dismiss, Linda disputed Charles\u2019 challenge to subject matter jurisdiction, and additionally asserted that the circuit court had personal jurisdiction over Charles because he had generally appeared during the April 1986 proceedings on her petition to modify visitation.\nIn his reply memorandum, Charles argued that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over all three of Linda\u2019s petitions under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 2101 et seq.). In addition, Charles alleged for the first time that the court lacked personal jurisdiction over him due to his insufficient contacts with this State. Charles\u2019s prayer for relief requested that \"all matters pending in the instant action be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.\u201d\nAt a hearing on the motion to dismiss, Charles\u2019 arguments again pertained to subject matter jurisdiction, and also to collateral estoppel. The court subsequently entered an order requiring the parties to brief several points, including Pennsylvania statutory issues; the vacatur of the January 1990 dismissal for want of prosecution; the status of Charles\u2019 appearance in 1986; and an alleged failure to give proper notice to \"parties\u201d regarding motions filed and orders entered after April 25, 1986.\nOn July 2, 1992, the judge entered an order in which he, in relevant part: (1) found that Charles had entered a general rather than special appearance, and that the court had personal jurisdiction over him and subject matter jurisdiction over the visitation issues; (2) reversed the vacatur of the dismissal for want of prosecution on the basis that it had been entered ex parte; and (3) granted Charles leave to respond to Linda\u2019s motion to vacate the dismissal for want of prosecution.\nThe parties filed their respective memoranda addressing the merits of the motion to vacate the dismissal for want of prosecution. Charles\u2019 memorandum recited that it was not intended as a personal appearance, but was to preserve his opportunity to object to the erroneous reinstatement of this action. A hearing was held, and on July 21, 1992, the court entered an order vacating the dismissal for want of prosecution finding that it was a \"nullity\u201d and that it had no effect on jurisdiction. The order also granted Charles 21 days to respond to Linda\u2019s pending petitions for a rule to show cause and to modify visitation and child support.\nWhen Charles subsequently failed to respond to the petitions, Linda filed a motion for default under Code section 2 \u2014 1301(d) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 \u2014 1301(d)). At the prove up hearing, counsel for Charles was present, but stated that she was appearing \"not substantially to participate *** but just to observe.\u201d At the conclusion of Linda\u2019s evidence on the petition for a rule to show cause, Charles\u2019 counsel made the following statement:\n\"I am not attempting to object to the evidence that they have put on, but my response is that there isn\u2019t any basis for a rule or for a finding of willfulness based on the petition and the prior objections by [Charles] on the basis of lack of jurisdiction of this court.\u201d\nFollowing the hearing, the court entered an order finding Charles in default, modifying visitation arrangements, holding Charles in contempt for failing to pay the uninsured medical bills, and mandating that he make those payments. The order also increased Charles\u2019 monthly child support obligations commensurate with his increased earnings and the children\u2019s needs. Charles moved to vacate this order alleging that it did not accurately represent the court\u2019s findings. Hearings were held on this motion at which Charles argued various discrepancies between the written order, the evidence presented, and the court\u2019s findings at the hearing. The order was subsequently amended to reflect the court\u2019s actual findings and orders.\nCharles then filed the instant appeal, in which he asserts that the portions of the order holding him in contempt and increasing his support payments are void because they were entered without personal jurisdiction over him. In response, Linda contends that Charles submitted to Illinois jurisdiction when he generally appeared in the 1986 visitation proceedings.\nJudgments ordering or modifying child support constitute affirmative obligations requiring in personam jurisdiction over the person against whom they are imposed. (Kulko v. Superior Court (1978), 436 U.S. 84, 91-92, 56 L. Ed. 2d 132, 141, 98 S. Ct. 1690, 1696-97; Boyer v. Boyer (1978), 73 Ill. 2d 331, 383 N.E.2d 223.) Under Code section 2 \u2014 301(a), a litigant may file a special appearance to object to the assertion of jurisdiction over him as long as this appearance is made \"[pjrior to filing any other pleading or motion.\u201d (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 \u2014 301(a).) An appearance not in compliance with this section is a general appearance and operates to subject the litigant to the court\u2019s jurisdiction. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 \u2014 301(a).) It is well settled that \" 'any action taken by the litigant which recognizes the case as in court will amount to a general appearance unless such action was for the sole purpose of objecting to the jurisdiction\u2019 \u201d over his or her person. (Emphasis in original.) (In re Marriage of Schuham (1983), 120 Ill. App. 3d 339, 344, 458 N.E.2d 559, quoting Lord v. Hubert (1957), 12 Ill. 2d 83, 87, 145 N.E.2d 77.) An appearance raising any defense other than personal jurisdiction is a general appearance, regardless of whether it is designated as a \"special\u201d appearance. (In re Marriage of Kelso (1988), 173 Ill. App. 3d 746, 750, 527 N.E.2d 990.) In particular, a motion challenging the court\u2019s subject matter jurisdiction constitutes a general appearance (In re Marriage of Stafeil (1988), 169 Ill. App. 3d 630, 633-34, 523 N.E.2d 1003; Sheehan v. Holzman (1964), 52 Ill. App. 2d 88, 201 N.E.2d 548), as does a motion to dismiss based upon the pendency of a related action between the same parties in another forum. (Loss v. Loss (1967), 80 Ill. App. 2d 376, 224 N.E.2d 271.) Where such motions are made, a general appearance will be found even though a motion contesting personal jurisdiction is made in conjunction with them. J.C. Penney Co. v. West (1983), 114 Ill. App. 3d 644, 449 N.E.2d 188; see also Mauro v. Peterson (1984), 122 Ill. App. 3d 466, 461 N.E.2d 564.\nCharles responded to Linda\u2019s three petitions with a special appearance and \"motion to dismiss\u201d under \"section 2 \u2014 619.\u201d Otherwise devoid of any reference to authority, the motion consisted merely of general allegations as to prior visitation and support determinations rendered in Pennsylvania. Charles alleged nothing regarding personal jurisdiction until his reply brief, and even there, combined it with his objections regarding Illinois\u2019 subject matter jurisdiction, which were the focus of his motion. At no point did Charles take any action \"for the sole purpose of objecting to\u201d the court\u2019s personal jurisdiction over him in the support or contempt matters. Accordingly, he has waived those challenges. See J.C. Penney, 114 Ill. App. 3d 644, 449 N.E.2d 188.\nAt oral argument, Charles conceded that his motion to dismiss challenged subject matter and not personal jurisdiction; however, he argued that the motion was directed solely towards Linda\u2019s visitation petition which, having been brought pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 2101 et seq.), could have been validly decided regardless of whether or not the court had personal jurisdiction over him.\nWe agree with the latter premise; the Act applies to matters of child custody and visitation and does not contemplate determinations relating to child support or any other monetary obligation. (In re Marriage of Mobley (1991), 210 Ill. App. 3d 936, 937, 569 N.E.2d 323; Schuham, 120 Ill. App. 3d at 345.) As such, its policies and purposes may be effectuated without in personam jurisdiction, and as long as certain other jurisdictional criteria are met, a court may grant relief under the Act despite a lack of personal jurisdiction over one of the parents. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 2104; Schuham, 120 Ill. App. 3d at 345-346; Mobley, 210 Ill. App. 3d at 937-38.) In keeping with this rule, this court has held that a party may, without submitting to the general jurisdiction of the court, assert a challenge to subject matter jurisdiction over a proceeding under the Act, such as visitation. (In re Marriage of Bueche (1990), 193 Ill. App. 3d 594, 599, 550 N.E.2d 48.) This is unavailing to Charles, however, because his motion clearly sought dismissal of the support and contempt petitions as well as the modification petition. Moreover, Charles\u2019 consent to jurisdiction was further evidenced when he, before obtaining a ruling on the question of personal jurisdiction, complied with the court\u2019s order to brief issues of Pennsylvania law and the vacatur of the prior dismissal for want of prosecution. These were actions which clearly recognized the case as being in Illinois court and were a submission to the court\u2019s in personam jurisdiction.\nCharles relies upon In re Marriage of Schuham, 120 Ill. App. 3d 339, for the argument that, in a proceeding brought solely under the Act, a general appearance to contest subject matter jurisdiction does not constitute a submission to in personam jurisdiction. (Schuham, 120 Ill. App. 3d at 346.) Unlike the instant case, however, the personal jurisdiction challenge in Schuham was addressed prior to and distinct from the contentions as to subject matter jurisdiction under the Act. (Schuham, 120 Ill. App. 3d at 344-45; see Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 110, par. 2 \u2014 301(a).) After rejecting the father\u2019s personal jurisdiction claim, the court in Sehuham. gave him leave to file his general appearance. Conversely, in the instant case, the court specifically found that Charles\u2019 initial appearance was general rather than special in nature, and Charles\u2019 actions after the motion continued to acknowledge the case as being in court. (See Sehuham, 120 Ill. App. 3d at 345.) Accordingly, his reliance on Sehuham is not persuasive.\nCharles expends much effort attempting to explain his actions following the 1986 petition, claiming that the finding of personal jurisdiction was based upon those actions rather than his appearance in 1992. As indicated above, his actions in 1992 were sufficient to vest the court with jurisdiction to enter the prospective rulings (see In re Marriage of Verdung (1989), 126 Ill. 2d 542, 547, 535 N.E.2d 818), which are at issue in this appeal. Although the exact basis for the trial court\u2019s jurisdictional finding is unclear, this court may sustain it on any proper grounds found in the record, regardless of those employed by the trial court. (Estate of Johnson v. Condell Memorial Hospital (1988), 119 Ill. 2d 496, 502, 520 N.E.2d 37.) Thus, regardless of whether his 1986 conduct was a general appearance, jurisdiction in 1992 was proper.\nCharles\u2019 final contention pertains to the vacatur of the January 16, 1990, dismissal for want of prosecution. On that date, this case had erroneously appeared on the trial call for prejudgment dissolution complaints, and when the parties failed to appear for a status hearing, the court dismissed it for want of prosecution. Finding that this was erroneous because there was no prejudgment proceeding pending, the court vacated the dismissal in August of 1991. It learned in July of 1992, however, that the vacatur had been entered ex parte-, thus, the court reopened the dismissal issue, determined again that it was in error, and vacated it on July 21, 1992. Charles now maintains that the July 1992 vacatur of the dismissal was error.\nWe note initially that Charles has cited no applicable authority in support of this alleged error; accordingly, he has waived the argument on appeal. (134 Ill. 2d R. 341(e).) In any event, there was no error in the court\u2019s course. It is beyond question that a valid final judgment dissolving the Buchanios\u2019 marriage was entered in Pennsylvania on September 13, 1983; thus, the January 1990 dismissal had no legal significance because there were no pending prejudgment proceedings capable of being dismissed. Thus, vacatur of the mistaken order was proper both in 1991 and 1992.\nAssuming, arguendo, that the dismissal order did operate to dismiss this entire proceeding, it would still have no effect upon the petitions at issue here. Indeed, the only matter \"pending\u201d before the circuit court in January of 1990 was the order registering the Pennsylvania dissolution judgment under section 511(c) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 511(c).) Such registrations, however, are not in and of themselves causes of action and do not adjudicate the rights of parties. (In re Marriage of Nelson (1984), 128 Ill. App. 3d 635, 636-37, 470 N.E.2d 627.) Rather, they are merely procedural devices by which a party may seek enforcement or modification in Illinois of a judgment entered in another State and are not necessary to confer jurisdiction on the court. (In re Marriage of Bussey (1985), 108 Ill. 2d 286, 483 N.E.2d 1229.) Moreover, the supreme court in Bussey concluded that, under section 511, a party seeking modification of a foreign decree need not file both a petition to enroll the judgment and another petition to modify it; rather, where a certified copy of the foreign judgment was before the court (see Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 511(c)), the petition to modify was sufficient to constitute a \"petition to enroll\u201d as contemplated by section 511. Bussey, 108 Ill. 2d at 292, 295.\nUnder these principles, even if this case were dismissed, Linda\u2019s 1992 petitions to modify visitation and support were sufficient to reinitiate the proceedings. The petitions made reference to the Pennsylvania judgment, and the record indicates that a copy of the judgment was before the court. Accordingly, Charles\u2019 argument is without merit.\nFor the foregoing reasons, the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County is affirmed.\nAffirmed.\nCAHILL, P.J., and THEIS, J., concur.",
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    "head_matter": "In re MARRIAGE OF LINDA BUCHANIO, n/k/a Linda Schneider, Petitioner-Appellee, and CHARLES BUCHANIO, Respondent-Appellant.\nFirst District (4th Division)\nNo. 1\u201492\u20144496\nOpinion filed May 26, 1994.\nCarponelli & Krug, of Chicago (Stephen P. Carponelli, Stephanie L. Matthews, and James V. Noonan, of counsel), for appellant.\nGrund & Nadler, of Chicago (David I. Grund and Richard S. Zachary, of counsel), for appellee."
  },
  "file_name": "0910-01",
  "first_page_order": 928,
  "last_page_order": 935
}
