In re Marriage of D’Attomo

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Maintenance
Citation
Case Number: 
2012 IL App (1st) 111670
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 3d Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
STEELE
In dissolution proceeding, court's ruling that home equity loan funds were an investment in bakery, rather than a loan to the business, was not against manifest weight of evidence. Court within its discretion in valuation of bakery business; and in awarding wife maintenance in gross, without requiring that she seek gainful employment or become employed commensurate with her law school education, previous law firm and accounting firm experience, and training. (SALONE and NEVILLE, concurring.)