In Re Marriage of Thornton

The respondent, Rosiemary Thornton, has appealed the order of the circuit court of Peoria County granting the oral request of her former spouse, Wade S. Thornton, to terminate his obligation to make maintenance payments to her. Respondent also asks this court to change our decision in In re Marriage of Snow, 322 Ill. App. 3d 953, 750 N.E.2d 1268 (2001), which she interprets as holding that the filing of a petition is not required prior to a hearing on the termination of maintenance pursuant to the conjugal cohabitation provision of section 510(c) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of…