In Re Marriage of Clearman

This cause arises from a decision of the circuit court of Rock Island County which dissolved the marriage of Timothy E. Clearman and Jill E. Clearman. At issue on this appeal is the division of marital property, the petitioner’s right to partition joint-tenancy real estate, the propriety of the child-support award, and the correctness of an award of attorney fees.

The petitioner, Mr. Clearman, and the respondent, Mrs. Clearman, were married on June 22,1968. Two children were born of that marriage, Caressa Dawn Clearman and Julia Rose Clearman. On December 26, 1978, Mr. Clearman filed a…