Field v. Field

Divorce litigants sometimes beget curious judicial proceedings. On October 14, 1964, plaintiff-appellant, Laura Pepe Field, was granted a divorce from defendant-appellee, Michael Lehmann Field, by decree of the Circuit Court of Peoria County in Case No. 64-D-2271. This decree awarded custody of three minor children to plaintiff, subject to certain visitation rights of defendant, and provided that defendant pay $200 per month for the support of these children. On June 1, 1965, defendant filed in the Circuit Court of Peoria County a Petition for Rule to Show Cause, alleging that plaintiff had…