Kealey v. Kealey

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES

delivered the opinion of the court:

After four years of litigation between William and Helen Kealey, husband and wife, a judgment of legal separation was entered on February 21, 1978. Shortly thereafter on April 3, 1978, the husband petitioned for partition of the heavily mortgaged jointly owned marital home, partition of which would probably result in sale. On May 17 and 19, 1978, a hearing was held regarding principally the wife’s pecuniary need and the husband’s ability to contribute. The husband claimed inability to pay anything at all toward the support of his…