Cole v. Cole
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Henry M. Shepard, Judge, presiding. October 27, 1887, plaintiff in error filed his petition in the Superior Court of Cook county, in which it was alleged that Eleanor L. Cole filed her bill for divorce in the said court, against him, and that on the 20th day of May, 1885, a decree of divorce was entered dissolving the marriage, and decreeing that the petitioner pay said complainant, as and for alimony, the sum of $50 per month, commencing June 1, 1885, and…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shops
It is contended that the decree for alimony is res judicata,— that the court, after the term at which the decree was rendered, was without power to alter or change the allowance or vacate the decree. The statute provides 'that when a divorce shall be decreed the court shall make such order touching the alimony and maintenance of the wife, and the care, custody and support of the children, as from the circumstances of the parties and the nature of the case “shall be fit, reasonable and just.” “And the court may, on application, from time to time, make such alterations in the allowance of…
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