In re Estates of Markert

              Filed 9/30/08 NO. 4-07-1079
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
In re: the Estates of HAROLD A. MARKERT,
Deceased, and JUANITA W. MARKERT, Deceased,
JAMES R. INGHRAM, the Trustee of the
Bankruptcy Estate of Anthony L. Markert,
Proposed Intervenor,
Petitioner-Appellee,
v.
ANTHONY L. MARKERT, TODD A. MARKERT,
CHAD M. MARKERT, KARA S. MARKERT, and
KURT J. MARKERT,
Respondents-Appellants.
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Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Brown County
No. 05CH4
Honorable
Alesia A. McMillen,
Judge Presiding.
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PRESIDING JUSTICE APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendants, Anthony L. Markert, Todd A. Markert, Chad M. Markert, Kara
S. Markert, and Kurt J. Markert, appeal from a summary judgment against themselves
and in favor of plaintiff, James R. Inghram, the trustee of Anthony's bankruptcy estate.
The trial court held that Anthony's conveyance of property to the other four defendants,
his children, violated section 6(a) of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act (Act) (740
ILCS 160/6(a) (West 2004)). Defendants have not shown us a genuine issue of material
fact as to any of the elements of section 6(a), and we conclude that plaintiff is entitled to
judgment as a matter of law. See 735 ILCS 5/2-1005(a), (c) (West 2004). In our de
novo review (Schillerstrom Homes, Inc. v. City of Naperville, 198 Ill. 2d 281, 286, 762
N.E.2d 494, 497 (2001)), we affirm the summary judgment.