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Petitioner and intervenor were married on August 6, 1977.
They have four children. Petitioner and intervenor separated
in September 1997, and their marriage was dissolved by a February
24, 2000, judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Cook County,
Illinois. Throughout the divorce proceedings, petitioner was
represented by Enrico J. Mirabelli, Esquire (Mr. Mirabelli), and
his associate Tracy M. Rizzo, Esquire (Ms. Rizzo). Intervenor
was also represented by counsel during the divorce proceedings.
As of the date of their divorce, petitioner and intervenor had
amassed a substantial amount of what is repeatedly referred to in
the record as “marital debts.”
At all times relevant, intervenor was employed by United
Parcel Service (UPS). Petitioner, who at the time had only a
high school education, was employed only for a brief period
during her marriage to intervenor. For the most part, according
to her trial testimony, during her marriage to intervenor,
petitioner “stayed at home raising the children”. Following her
divorce, petitioner was employed as a teacher’s assistant.
During their marriage, petitioner and intervenor maintained
a joint checking account. For the most part, they made mutual
decisions regarding their marital finances and major
expenditures. However, petitioner generally paid the monthly
bills and signed most of the checks from the joint checking
account.
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