Legal Opinion

In re Marriage of Bentley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 11, 1980No. 79-105PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell

The petitioner, Irene Bentley, appeals the property distribution that was entered as part of the judgment dissolving her marriage to the respondent, George Bentley. The petitioner contends that the trial court abused its discretion and did not consider the relevant factors pursuant to sections 503(c) and 504(b) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 40, pars. 503(c), 504(b)), in distributing the marital and nonmarital property, and in apportioning the maintenance award. For reasons stated below, we affirm.

The judgment in dissolution of marriage,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kujawinski v. KujawinskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. In Re Marriage of OlsherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. Christian v. ChristianAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. In Re Marriage of PieperAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. In Re Marriage of SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. In Re Marriage of ParelloAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  2. In Re Marriage of RothbardtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. Bentley v. BentleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  4. In Re Marriage of OrmistonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988

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