In re Marriage of Yabush

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Dissolution of Marriage
Citation
Case Number: 
2021 IL App (1st) 201136
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 3d Div.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
GORDON

Parties' marital settlement agreement (MSA) contemplated only that husband's income would fluctuate due to his work as a salesman (with income of $138,000 at time of dissolution) and did not contemplate that he would form his own company, resulting in substantially increased income of $2.2 million 7 years after dissolution. Court erred in finding that present increase in husband's income does not constitute a substantial change in circumstances and erred in denying wife's petition to modify his child support obligation. (McBRIDE and ELLIS, concurring.)