In Re Marriage of Burgess

On March 10, 1983, the circuit court of Rock Island County entered an order dissolving the five-year marriage of John and Lenore Burgess. The subject of this appeal is the court’s division of the following property which Mr. Burgess contends was nonmarital: (1) three Keough retirement accounts valued at $66,000 (hereinafter referred to as the Keough plan); (2) $7,700 which was the amount by which the cash surrender of Mr. Burgess’ two life insurance policies increased during the marriage and; (3) an IRA valued at $2,000.

Prior to the marriage, the parties entered into a prenuptial agreement…