Dmitroca v. Dmitroca

Josephine Dmitroca was granted a decree of divorce from Aleksander Dmitroca on September 29, 1965, on the ground of cruelty with the questions of alimony and property rights reserved for further hearing. At the conclusion of that hearing, on February 3,1966, the court awarded the real property to the wife “in lieu of alimony.” The husband appeals, claiming that no alimony award was proper under the facts; so that an award in lieu of alimony was not justified under section 18 of the Divorce Act (Ill Rev Stats 1965, c 40, § 19). He also claims that the conveyance of the entire property was not…