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- Title: In re Marriage of Cook
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — First District (2Nd Division) Judgment Affirmed
- Release Date : January 06, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Respondent, John L. Cook (John), appeals the property distribution portion of a judgment dissolving his marriage to petitioner, Joanne M. Cook (Joanne). On appeal, John contends that the trial court erred in finding that Joanne's interest in certain property was non-marital; in evaluating the property owned by the parties; in finding that the temporary maintenance order entered by the court without prejudice was proper and that Joanne should receive temporary maintenance; in finding that John had dissipated marital assets; in awarding to Joanne the majority of marital assets in lieu of permanent maintenance; and in directing John to contribute $30,000 to Joanne's attorney fees. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. John and Joanne were married on June 13, 1953. The marriage produced two sons, both now emancipated. On May 11, 1978, Joanne filed a petition for dissolution and for partition of the marital home. On May 25, 1978, John filed an answer to Joanne's petition, and on December 6, 1978, he filed a counterpetition for dissolution.