Supreme Court of Illinois

In an action for dissolution of marriage, taking Social Security into consideration, insofar as this amounts to an offset, or an equalization of a property distribution, is not permitted. The marital estate is not entitled to reimbursement for payment made on a joint loan for improvements to nonmarital property.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2004
• Published 06/24/2004

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Steven Beckett and Brett N. Olmstead, of Beckett & Webber, P.C., Urbana, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur M. Lerner, of Lerner & Kirchner, Champaign, for appellee.