In Re Estate of O'Neill

Claimant appeals a $5,000 judgment entered by the trial court as her spouse’s award under the Probate Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 110/2, par. 15 — 1.) She contends that the trial court improperly awarded only the minimum statutory amount as the spouse’s award.

Decedent and claimant were married on August 18, 1978. Decedent moved into claimant’s house, which she had purchased several years before the marriage. Between March and May 1979, decedent moved out of claimant’s house, after which time he contributed no financial support to her. Decedent’s income for 1979 was $24,189. Claimant last…