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FELTMEIER v. FELTMEIER

No. 5-01-0274.

777 N.E.2d 1032 (2002)

333 Ill. App.3d 1167

268 Ill.Dec. 109

Lynn FELTMEIER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert FELTMEIER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 18, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald V. Ferrell, Thomas J. Foster, Jelliffe, Ferrell, Morris, Doerge & Foster, Harrisburg, for Appellant.

Morris Lane Harvey, Law Offices of Morris Lane Harvey, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

It took the law a long time to recognize domestic violence for what it is.1 In 1986, our legislature awoke to the reality that "the legal system has ineffectively dealt with family violence in the past, allowing abusers to escape effective prosecution or financial liability." 750 ILCS 60/102(3) (West 2000).

The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 (the Act) (750 ILCS 60/101

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