Brandt v. Brandt

Ronald V. Brandt appeals from orders entered in the circuit court of Cook County denying a transfer to him of the custody of his two minor daughters; granting his former wife, Karla L. Brandt, certain claimed arrearages of support and alimony; and awarding to his former wife costs and attorneys fees.

The primary issues raised in this appeal are: (1) Is there now established in Illinois, through the pronouncement of the supreme court in Jarrett v. Jarrett (1979), 78 Ill. 2d 337, 400 N.E.2d 421, cert, denied (1980), _U.S._, 66 L. Ed. 2d 155, 101 S. Ct. 329, a per se rule requiring a change in…