In re Marriage of Dianovsky

Respondent father's amended petition for rule to show cause, in which issue of payment is related to court's order addressing petitioner's motion to modify or abate support, remains pending, and court has not yet entered a contempt order imposing sanction on that petition. Thus, petition is a claim within meaning of Rule 304(a) of Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, and an appeal filed before the resolution of the contempt petition, without a Rule 304(a) finding, is premature. As petition is not a separate claim independent of underlying action, a Rule 304(a) finding is required to appeal the order and the order granting petitioner's motion to reconsider. (CONNORS and SIMON, concurring.)