Legal Opinion

Gaines v. Gaines

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 5, 1969No. Gen. 52,309PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal by plaintiff from an order entered on December 23, 1966, reducing the amount of child support which the defendant was required to pay. The court found that defendant had experienced a substantial change in his financial circumstances so as to necessitate the reduction. The court also denied fees to plaintiff’s attorney.

Plaintiff makes three contentions on appeal: (1) the petition of defendant for a reduction in child support does not allege any facts which constitute a change in circumstances sufficient to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Gregory v. GregoryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  3. Shuff v. FulteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1951
  4. Eggemeyer v. EggemeyerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
  5. Riddlesbarger v. RiddlesbargerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1950

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Heyl v. HeylWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Tippet v. TippetAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. In Re Marriage of DonahoeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  4. Scott v. ScottAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. Weber v. WeberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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