In re Marriage of Blum

The respondent, Judy Koster, appeals from the trial court’s orders modifying the maintenance she receives from the petitioner, Steven Blum, and dismissing her petition for contribution to attorney fees. In addition, Judy asks us to reconsider our decision in In re Marriage of Konchar, 312 Ill. App. 3d 441 (2000). For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

Judy and Steven were married on September 13, 1982. They had two sons: Eliot (born in 1984) and Theodore (born in 1986). Steven also had a son, Josh, from his first marriage, who lived with the family for several years. On…