In re Marriage of Lee

The circuit court of Peoria County awarded plaintiff, Jeanetta Lee, $6,000 as her share of the proceeds derived from the sale of a residence owned by defendant, Harry Lee, at the time of their marriage. The appellate court, with one justice specially concurring in the results, affirmed, holding that defendant’s nonmarital property was commingled with marital property, thereby transmuting the entire property into marital property. 88 Ill. App. 3d 1044.

The first issue raised is whether the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, par. 101 et seq.)…