In Re Marriage of Scott

Respondent appeals an order of the trial court denying his petition to terminate or modify a maintenance award under section 510 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 40, par. 510). The trial court held the maintenance award was nonmodifiable and could be modified or terminated only upon the events and circumstances enumerated in the settlement agreement incorporated in the dissolution judgment. We reverse the judgment insofar as it holds that the award is nonmodifiable.

In 1984, petitioner Joan Scott filed a petition for dissolution of…