Lonvick v. Counter

44 Citing cases

  1. Brandon S. v. Gonzalez (In re Custody of A'Maya S.)

    2017 Ill. App. 2d 160977 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017)

    750 ILCS 5/610.5(c) (West Supp. 2015). ¶ 34 A trial court's determination regarding custody and parental decision-making responsibilities is given great deference, because it is in a better position to judge the credibility of the witnesses and determine the best interests of the child. In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33. We will not disturb the trial court's judgment unless it is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

  2. Klaasen v. Klaasen

    2016 Ill. App. 4th 160033 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016)

    (Internal quotation marks omitted.) In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33, 995 N.E.2d 1007.¶ 24 B. Best Interest of the Triplets

  3. In re Young

    47 N.E.3d 1111 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015)   Cited 6 times

    In making a custody determination, the trial court considers a number of factors, including: (1) the parent's or parents' wishes regarding custody; (2) the child's wishes; (3) the child's interaction and interrelationship with his parents; (4) the adjustment of the child to his home, school and community; (5) the mental and physical health of all involved individuals; (6) physical violence or the threat of it by the potential custodian, directed at the child or another person; (7) ongoing or repeated abuse toward the child or another person; and (8) each parent's ability and willingness to foster the child's relationship with the other parent. 750 ILCS 5/602(a)(1)-(8) (West 2012); In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33, 374 Ill.Dec. 510, 995 N.E.2d 1007. The trial court is in the best position to judge witness credibility and determine the child's best interests. Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33, 374 Ill.Dec. 510, 995 N.E.2d 1007 (quoting In re Marriage of Ricketts, 329 Ill.App.3d 173, 177, 263 Ill.Dec. 753, 768 N.E.2d 834 (2002) ).

  4. Scheeler v. Scheeler

    2014 Ill. App. 2d 140681 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014)

    750 ILCS 5/602 (West 2012). ¶ 54 " '[A] trial court's custody determination is afforded 'great deference' because the trial court is in a superior position to judge the credibility of the witnesses and determine the best interests of the child.' " In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33 (quoting In re Marriage of Ricketts, 329 Ill. App. 3d 173, 177 (2002)). A reviewing court will not disturb a trial court's custody determination unless it is against the manifest weight of the evidence.

  5. Stone v. Pellegrini-Stone

    2014 Ill. App. 3d 130977 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014)

    ¶ 51 We will not disturb a custody determination unless it is against the manifest weight of the evidence. In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33. "A judgment is against the manifest weight of the evidence when the opposite conclusion is apparent or when the findings appear to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or not based upon the evidence." In re Marriage of Ricketts, 329 Ill. App. 3d 173, 181-82 (2002).

  6. Shannon C. v. Michael M. (In re J.C.)

    2013 Ill. App. 123166 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013)

    Our review of the hearing, however, reveals that the trial court did, in fact, conduct a "meaningful hearing" and further reveals no substantive error. ¶ 27 A trial court's custody determination will not be disturbed on appeal unless the decision was against the manifest weight of the evidence. In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33 (Aug. 28, 2013). The trial court's decision is against the manifest weight of the evidence when an opposite conclusion is apparent or when the findings appear to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or not based upon the evidence.

  7. In re Marriage of Barnett

    2023 Ill. App. 2d 220284 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023)

    is given great deference because the trial court is in a superior position to judge witness credibility, resolve conflicts in the evidence, and determine the best interests of the child. In re Marriage of Lonvik, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33. To the extent that the trial court did not expressly so find, we presume that it made findings consistent with its judgment.

  8. In re Marriage of Layer

    2022 Ill. App. 3d 210304 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022)

    ¶ 17 "Stability and continuity are in the best interests of a child." In re Custody of G.L., 2017 IL App (1st) 163171, ¶ 46 (citing In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33). Where the statutory best-interest factors do not greatly favor one parent over the other, a trial court's order allowing both parties substantial, but not equal, parenting time is not an abuse of discretion or against the manifest weight of the evidence.

  9. In re Marriage of Posner

    2020 Ill. App. 2d 180759 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020)

    When a party seeks contribution pursuant to sections 508(a) and 503(j)(2), "[t]he party seeking contribution must establish his or her inability to pay and the other spouse's ability to do so." In re Marriage of Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 60. "Inability to pay exists where the payment of attorney fees would strip the party of his or her means of support or would undermine his or her financial stability." Lonvick, 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 60.

  10. Matthew L. v. Finn (In re Custody of G.L.)

    2017 Ill. App. 163171 (Ill. App. Ct. 2017)   Cited 16 times

    Stability and continuity are in the best interests of a child, and there is typically a presumption in favor of the present custodial parent. In re Marriage of Lonvick , 2013 IL App (2d) 120865, ¶ 33, 374 Ill.Dec. 510, 995 N.E.2d 1007. Yet that presumption does not control every situation.