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IN RE MARRIAGE OF BEST

No. 104002.

886 N.E.2d 939 (2008)

228 Ill.2d 107

In re MARRIAGE OF Steven Richard Devore BEST, Appellant, and Angela K. Farlow Best, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schiller, Du Canto & Fleck LLP, Lake Forest (Charles J. Fleck, Celia G. Gamrath, of counsel), for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.

Kathryn D. Farmer, Chicago (Paul F. Feinstein, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

OPINION

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

In this opinion, we first consider whether the appellate court erred by sua sponte reversing the trial court's declaratory judgment order addressing the validity and effect of a premarital agreement because the second prong of the declaratory judgment statute (735 ILCS 5/2-701(a) (West 2004)), requiring the termination of some part of the parties' controversy, was not met...

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