Legal Opinion

Masterson v. Masterson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 15, 1976No. 75-52PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barry

This appeal resulted from the trial court’s denial of defendant’s post-divorce decree petition for a change of custody of his two minor children of the marriage from their mother to himself. Plaintiff, Maria L. Masterson, was granted a divorce from defendant on March 11,1971, and custody of their two minor children, a boy then age 3 and a girl age 1, was awarded to the plaintiff wife. Defendant’s petition for a change of custody filed March 5,1974, alleged that a change in circumstances had occurred since the entry of the divorce decree which now warranted granting custody of the children to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Nye v. NyeIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Girolamo v. GirolamoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
  3. Brady v. BradyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  4. People v. WiseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Stark v. StarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Caulkins v. CaulkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  2. Gallagher v. GallagherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. Gren v. GrenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  4. Santos v. SantosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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