In Re Estate of Lewis

Lester H. Lewis died intestate leaving an estate of roughly $26,000. Decedent left no surviving spouse, being divorced, but is survived by one minor child and two children who have reached majority. Under the divorce decree, Steven, the minor, had been receiving $10 per week from the decedent.

A petition was filed by the administrator of the estate to set the allowance afforded by the Probate Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 3, sec. 179). The trial court found the minor son was entitled to an allowance of $1000 for his support for 9 months, plus an amount equal to the child support for which the…