In re Marriage of Dynako

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Maintenance
Citation
Case Number: 
2020 IL App (1st) 192116
Decision Date: 
Thursday, December 3, 2020
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
GORDON

Respondent husband filed motion to modify maintenance he was ordered to pay ($50,000/year for 4 years, with gradually decreasing amounts for each of the next 4 years) per Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA). Clear language of MSA shows that parties intended that maintenance obligation be nonmodifiable under Section 502(f) of Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, with a schedule of payments to be made over 8 years. Parties were not required to specifically state whether the nonmodifiability applied to amount, duration, or both. (HALL and LAMPKIN, concurring.)