Pollard v. Pollard

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Du Page County, Illinois, dismissing the post-divorce petition of Hollis F. Pollard, Jr., the defendant, for modification of the provision for alimony contained in the decree for divorce obtained by Donell Pollard, his former wife, the plaintiff, in 1970.

The petition for modification, filed January 7, 1975, alleged that there were substantial changes in circumstances in that the plaintiff had completed additional education and become a candidate for a Ph.D. degree, she had acquired a job and was earning a substantial income, and she by…