In re Marriage of Ellinger

              No. 3--06--0940
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Filed January 3, 2008
IN THE
APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS
THIRD DISTRICT
A.D., 2008
In re MARRIAGE OF ) Appeal from the Circuit Court
SANDRA ELLINGER, ) of the 12th Judicial Circuit,
) Will County, Illinois,
Petitioner-Appellee, )
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and ) No. 03--D--1190
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GARY ELLINGER, ) Honorable
) Bobbi N. Petrungaro,
Respondent-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding.
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JUSTICE CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:
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Sandra Ellinger petitioned the trial court to dissolve her
marriage with the respondent, Gary Ellinger. In the court's
judgment granting the dissolution, it ordered Gary, among other
things, (1) to pay maintenance to Sandra; and (2) to maintain a
certain life insurance policy, with Sandra as sole beneficiary,
so long as Gary was statutorily obligated to pay maintenance. On
appeal, Gary argues that the trial court erred in its order
concerning the life insurance policy. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
The court issued its written dissolution judgment on
March 10, 2006. The judgment consisted of 9 enumerated
paragraphs of findings (numbered 1 to 9), and 21 enumerated
paragraphs of orders (numbered 1 to 21). We will refer to these