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IN RE STELLA

No. 1-02-0440.

791 N.E.2d 187 (2003)

339 Ill. App.3d 610

274 Ill.Dec. 391

In re the Minor Child, Alexis STELLA (Patrick Stella, Petitioner, v. Pearl Garcia, Respondent; E. William Bedrava, Contemnor-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 28, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ariano, Hardy, Nyuli, Johnson, Richmond, Fleck, Goettel & Castillo, P.C., Elgin (Randy K. Johnson, Paul Feinstein and E. William Bedrava, of counsel), for Contemnor-Appellant.

Law Office of Sue Roberts-Kurpis, P.C., Chicago (Sue Roberts-Kurpis, of counsel); and Law Office of John A. Clark, Chicago (John A. Clark, of counsel), for Respondent-Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

On June 1, 1997, the legislature's attempt to level the playing field for interim attorney fee awards in marriage dissolution cases went into effect. One new provision of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Marriage Act), 750 ILCS 5/501(c-1)(3) (West 2000), empowers trial judges to allocate fees previously paid by a party to his or her lawyer for payment to the other party's lawyer. In effect,...

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