Cowls v. Cowls
Illinois Supreme Court
Bill in Chancery, for an increase of alimony, the custody of two infant children, and an allowance for their maintenance. The hill was filed in the Edwards Circuit Court by the appellee against the appellant, and heard before the Hon. William Wilson, at the September term 1845. A decree was rendered, awarding the custody of the children to the complainant below, their mother, and an allowance of sixty dollars a year for five years. The defendant appealed to this Court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Opinion of the Court was delivered by
Caton, J.
This bill was filed by Ann Cowls against her late husband for the purpose of obtaining the custody of their children, and a reasonable allowance for their support. In a former suit between the same parties, Mrs. Cowls had obtained a divorce from the present plaintiff, but in that decree no provision was made in relation to the children. There were two children living at the time the decree was entered, Mary Jane, aged six, and Thomas, aged four years. The reasons assigned in the bill why they should not longer be allowed to remain with their…
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