Legal Opinion
Spears v. Spears
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 23, 1977No. 75-544, 76-74 consPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE RECHENMACHER
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is a consolidated appeal by Roy R. Spears from certain orders of the trial court assessing an arrearage in alimony, and awarding his wife, Naomi L. Spears, attorney fees for representation in the trial court, as well as for the defense of this appeal.
Naomi Spears filed a complaint for divorce or separate maintenance on August 5, 1971. The defendant, Roy R. Spears, failed to plead or appear, and an order of default and an order substituting new counsel for Naomi Spears, was entered on December 8,1971. There is no…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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