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MAYFIELD v. MAYFIELD

Docket No. 114655.

989 N.E.2d 601 (2013)

2013 IL 114655

371 Ill. Dec. 11

In re Marriage of Shannon MAYFIELD, Appellee, v. Howard R. MAYFIELD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burt L. Dancey , of Elliff, Dancey & Bosich, P.C., of Pekin, appellant.

David M. Lynch , of Lynch and Bloom, P.C., of Peoria, for appellee.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Diane Potts , Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for amicus curiae Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

OPINION

Justice THEIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Howard Mayfield appeals the decision of the appellate court, which affirmed the decision of the circuit court of Woodford County to award his ex-wife, Shannon Dykes, 20% of a lump-sum workers' compensation settlement as child support. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

¶ 2 BACKGROUND

¶ 3 In 1995, Mayfield and Dykes married. They had two children...

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