Legal Opinion
Villanueva v. O'Gara
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 15, 1996No. 2-95-1318PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McLAREN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The petitioner, Dolia Villanueva, brought an action to secure a one-time support payment on behalf of the parties’ daughter from the respondent, Sean Patrick O’Gara, after he received a $251,655.36 lump sum settlement of his claim for personal injuries. The trial court determined that the respondent’s settlement constituted income under the guidelines for child support (see 750 ILCS 5/505 (West 1994)) and ordered that 20%, or $50,331.07, of the settlement be deposited in trust for the benefit of the respondent’s child. The respondent…
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