Masterson v. Masterson
Appellate Court of Illinois
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
- Nye v. NyeIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Girolamo v. GirolamoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Brady v. BradyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- People v. WiseAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Stark v. StarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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