In re Marriage of Allen
Case Date: 10/01/2003
Court: 3rd District Appellate
Docket No: 3-02-0623 Rel
No. 3-02-0623 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS THIRD DISTRICT A.D., 2003
_______________________________________________________________________________________________ PRESIDING JUSTICE McDADE delivered the opinion of the court: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ This appeal is from the entry of an order in the circuitcourt of Will County amending a qualified domestic relationsorder (QDRO) previously entered in this matter. The respondentargues that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter theamended order, and also asserts that the original judgment inthis case did not reflect the true intent of the parties. Forthe following reasons, we affirm the entry of the amended QDRO,finding that the judgment accurately reflected the parties'intent. FACTS The petitioner, Dana Allen, and respondent, Robert Allen,were divorced on October 6, 1995, after 18 years of marriage. The judgment of dissolution called for the division of therespondent's Commonwealth Edison pension fund between the twoparties pursuant to a formula stated in the judgment. The formula stated that the pension fund would be dividedalong the following lines: "Plan benefit, including any early retirementincentive, or survivorship benefit, multiplied by one-half ( |