Shortly before their marriage, Sandra and Edward signed a premarital agreement. Both parties were represented by separate attorneys. The Agreement defined the parties' rights on the issues of property and maintenance in the event of a divorce. Edward was the sole shareholder and chief executive officer of a company. He earns in excess of $250,000 [...]
The government is ordered to deny the passport application of a person who owes child support of at least $5,000. Eunique's marriage was dissolved in California. Her husband was awarded custody of the children. She was ordered to pay child support. She failed to pay the ordered amounts. She became in arrears for more than [...]
Attorney had represented husband in A dissolution of marriage case. The attorney was granted leave to withdraw. He was no longer the husband’s attorney. Attorney filed a petition for payment of final fees and costs from husband. The petition requested payment from husband of $48,000 in unpaid attorney fees. A hearing took place. The court [...]
Mrs. Neeland purchased two diamond watches, a diamond cocktail ring, a pearl necklace, pearl earrings, and a lighter. The value of the merchandise exceeded $6,000. Payments made by the wife reduced the balance due on her account to $2,608.94. No further payments were made. The seller of the jewelry brought suit against both the husband [...]
Husband and wife agreed to carry insurance on their lives in their divorce decree. Upon the death of a party, each of their two children shall be entitled to receive death benefits. Each child was entitled to $50,000.00 in death benefits. The Agreement did not specifically mention husband's existing life insurance policy. Husband had not [...]
This case considered whether the court should overrule the long-standing case of In re Marriage of Drews, 115 Ill.2d 201 (1986). The Drews’ case held that a plenary guardian was not able to initiate dissolution of marriage proceedings on behalf of the ward. The answer is ‘yes’. This court believed that a guardian does have [...]
Wife was not entitled to rehabilitative maintenance. She had been cohabiting with another man on a continuing, conjugal basis. There had been no subsequent reconciliation with her husband. “Unless otherwise agreed by the parties in a written agreement set forth in the judgment or otherwise approved by the court, the obligation to pay future maintenance [...]
Former wife appealed from an order of the court. She had been receiving $1,000 per month for unallocated maintenance and child support. The court reduced that amount to $430 per month in child support. She was no longer entitled to maintenance as she had remarried. Her maintenance payment was terminated as of the date of [...]