Legal Opinion

Gill v. Gill

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 15, 1972No. 56342PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adesko

This is an appeal by defendant, Robert Gill, from the entry of an order granting post divorce decree relief for child support. The issues on review are:

1. Whether the plaintiff should be barred by the doctrines of laches or acquiescence, from proceeding against defendant for child support;

2. Whether a defendant, who is personally served 15 years after the original entry of a divorce decree, in which service was by publication, may be ordered to pay retroactive child support; and

3. Whether the amount of child support awarded was proper.

The facts are as follows:

Plaintiff, Marilyn Gill, was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pyle v. FerrellIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Dwyer v. DwyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  3. Tarpoff v. KarandjeffIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Johnson v. Central Standard Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  5. Carlson v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1951

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Colucci v. Chicago Crime CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  2. Atwater v. AtwaterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  3. Hannigan v. HoffmeisterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. Jozwick v. JozwickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. Gill v. GillIllinois Supreme Court · 1973

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