In Re Marriage of Smith

Cheri Mayer, formerly known as Cheri Smith, filed a petition in the circuit court of Peoria County seeking sole custody of the parties’ two daughters and for permission to remove the children from Illinois to New Jersey. In response, Thomas Smith filed his own petition seeking sole custody of the children. The circuit court granted Cheri sole custody and denied her request for removal. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court’s judgment. No. 3 — 94—0162 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). We allowed Cheri’s petition for leave to appeal (145 111. 2d R. 315) and now affirm.

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