In re Marriage of Deike

              NO. 4-07-0256 Filed 4/3/08
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
In re: the Marriage of ) Appeal from
ROBERT J. DEIKE, ) Circuit Court of
Petitioner-Appellant, ) McLean County
and ) No. 94D540
MARSHELLA M. DEIKE, )
Respondent-Appellee. ) Honorable
) Rebecca Simmons Foley,
) Judge Presiding.
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JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:
Petitioner, Robert J. Deike, appeals from an order (1)
requiring him to pay one-half of his three children's college
expenses; (2) denying his request to reduce child support, except
as to the requirement he maintain health insurance on the chil-dren;
and (3) finding him in indirect civil contempt for failure
to (a) pay one-half of the children's college expenses in a
timely manner and (b) remain current with child-support obliga-tions.
We affirm as modified.
I. BACKGROUND
Robert and respondent, Marshella M. Deike (now Goben),
were married on October 17, 1981. Three children were born of
the marriage, Brennon, born July 7, 1984; Ashley, born March 19,
1986; and Paige, born August 6, 1987. On October 19, 1994, the
trial court entered a judgment for dissolution of marriage
incorporating a marital settlement agreement. The marital
settlement agreement provided each party agreed to pay 50% of the
children's college expenses; Robert agreed to pay Marshella