In Re Marriage of Baumgartner

The petitioner, Susan Lynn Baumgartner, now known as Susan Lynn Ginensky (Susan), filed a petition seeking to hold her former husband, respondent Craig Baumgartner (Craig), in indirect civil contempt for failure to comply with an order for child support. The circuit court of Cook County ordered Craig to pay additional amounts of child support but refused to enter a contempt finding and sanctioned Susan for a discovery violation.

Susan appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether the parties’ settlement of Craig’s 2001 child support obligation was enforceable; (2) whether the proceeds…