Legal Opinion

Wolfe v. Wolfe

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 22, 1940No. Gen. No. 40,769PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely

Plaintiff appeals from an order dismissing her petition seeking a rule on defendant to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt of court for failure to pay for the support of their minor child in accordance with the provisions of a divorce decree.

It appears from the petition, filed January 20, 1939, and the record, that January 26,1928, a divorce decree was entered which provided that plaintiff have custody and that defendant pay plaintiff $25 a week for the support and maintenance of their child, Sheldon Burton "Wolfe, then less than three years old, during his minority; that on…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Walter v. WalterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1914
  2. Cavenaugh v. CavenaughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Finley v. FinleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Ellingwood v. EllingwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  3. Anderson v. AndersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  4. Needler v. NeedlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  5. Hoos v. HoosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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