(Court opinion corrected 1/17/17.) Parties were married in Illinois; Connecticut court entered judgment of dissolution and then ordered husband to pay child support and spousal support. Parties later relocated to DuPage County where Circuit Court granted husband's petition to enroll Connecticut judgments and, upon husband's motion to modify child support and maintenance, lowered amount but extended time period for paying maintenance. In filing motion to modify support and maintenance, husband raised a claim falling within general class of cases trial court had inherent power to hear and decide, and thus had subject-matter jurisdiction over husband's motion. Thus, court properly denied his Section 2-1401(f) motion to vacate court's judgment which increased period of time to pay maintenance. (SCHOSTOK and SPENCE, concurring.)
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