Legal Opinion

Westerberg v. Stephens

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 7, 1979No. 78-184PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Seidenfeld

Acting on a post-decretal petition of Leona Westerberg Stephens, the trial court ordered the respondent, William D. Westerberg, to pay increased child support and to pay additional educational expenses. The husband appeals. We conclude that the judgment is against the manifest weight of the evidence and therefore reverse.

The divorce decree entered on December 11,1970, incorporated the parties’ agreement that the wife would have custody of the four minor children of the parties and the husband would pay *60 per week for their support. On January 3,1975, the support was increased to *17.50 per week…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stanton v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Jozwick v. JozwickAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Addington v. AddingtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  4. Baker v. BakerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. Singer v. SingerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Finley v. FinleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. In Re Marriage of BlockAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  3. In Re Marriage of FlemingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. In Re Marriage of GardnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. In Re Marriage of SchmeroldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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