IN RE MARRIAGE OF PORTER

No. 4-91-0717.

593 N.E.2d 1138 (1992)

229 Ill. App.3d 697

171 Ill.Dec. 318

In re MARRIAGE OF Jerry L. PORTER, Petitioner-Counterrespondent-Appellant, and Doris J. Porter, n/k/a Doris J. Wenzel, Respondent-Counterpetitioner-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leanna L. Karnopp, S. Linn Baker, Vonachen, Lawless, Trager & Slevin, Peoria, for petitioner-counterrespondent-appellant.

No appearance for respondent-counterpetitioner-appellee.


Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by petitioner Jerry L. Porter from an order of the circuit court of De Witt County, holding certain mortgage payments ordered to be paid by a marriage dissolution judgment to be in the nature of maintenance and support rather than as division of property. Petitioner contends the payments were property settlement in nature and dischargeable by his recent bankruptcy proceedings. On motion of the appellee...

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