Custody ruling spurs debate over state lines
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a California court may decide visitation rights for a divorced father whose children and ex-wife moved to California, over Illinois. The decision transfers jurisdiction to Los Angeles, citing the children’s current home and better access to relevant facts. Critics call the ruling disruptive to paternal visitation in a mobile society.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
State Supreme Court
California
Ilinois
Los Angeles
Theodore R. Sherwin
Arnold Siegel
Chicago
Jan Siegel
Sherwin
Illinois
Siegel
Circuit Court
State High Court
Kentucky
Maryland
Florida
Oregon
Illinois Supreme Court settles 19th century estate dispute
The Illinois Supreme Court told a Bloomington Circuit Court to decide how to distribute the $8.5 million estate of 19th century justice John M. Scott. The court allowed the funds to be given to charitable groups as the Circuit Court sees fit, evaluating the will’s intent. It also addressed divorce property rules, noting appreciated marital assets may affect maintenance, with two cases from McLean and Cook counties. Myra Komnick sought a share of farmland value in Loren Komnick’s family estate.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Bloomington
Supreme Court
John M. Scott
Scott
Circuit Court
McLean County
Illinois
Cook County
Myra Komnick
Loren Komnick
Shared property value in divorce and three year sentence upheld
The court allowed future consideration of appreciated property value in divorce maintenance and upheld a three year prison term for stealing a 1.55 oil can, rejecting claims the sentence was excessive. Additional rulings included reinstating bribery charges, extending habitability law to single family rentals, and upholding language access in unemployment appeals.
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Cook County
State Supreme Court
William Siedlecki
Vincent Bentivenga
Siedlecki
Bernard Carey
Sieldecki
Bentivenga
Thomas Moran
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Supreme Court
Champaign County
Johnny T. Jones
Jones
Habitability High Court
Chicago
Circuit Court
Appeals
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Labor Department
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