In re Marriage of Wade 

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Dissolution of Marriage
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 1-10-1843
Decision Date: 
Thursday, March 31, 2011
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
GALLAGHER
Court properly granted husband's motion to bifurcate judgment for dissolution of marriage. Petitioner had alleged in his motion that bifurcation was warranted because delays in resolving issue of dissolution were caused by wife repeatedly changing counsel and interfering with husband's parenting time, and delays were detrimental to the two children's best interests. As court granted motion to bifurcate on basis of best interest of children, which grounds were raised in the motion, court did not abuse its discretion or violate wife's due process rights in bifurcating judgment of dissolution.(LAVIN and PUCINSKI, concurring.)