Legal Opinion
Cardenas v. Cardenas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 5, 1957No. Gen. 46,929PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE SCHWARTZ
delivered the opinion of the court.
The primary question presented to us on this appeal is whether a court of equity, having entered a decree of annulment of a marriage, has jurisdiction with respect to matters relating to the care and custody of a minor child. It is a matter of first impression in Illinois.
On August 27,1954, plaintiff filed a suit for separate maintenance, later amended to divorce, alleging that she had been married in Chicago, January 6, 1949, and charging defendant with cruelty and failure to support. In an answer filed September 20,1954, defendant denied the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Kelley v. KelleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Cartwright v. McGownIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- Johnson v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Schmisseur v. BeatrieIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Thomas v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Lehman v. LehmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Holley v. HolleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
- Strom v. StromAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957
- Maitzen v. MaitzenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1960
- In Re WojtkowiakAppellate Court of Illinois · 1957
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