In Re Marriage of Roach

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• noting lack of definition of “timely” in statute “unless we should assume that ‘timely’ means ‘presented before trial or hearing begins.’ 735 ILCS 5/2-1001(a)(2)(ii) (West 1992).”
• pretrial conferences, where no decisions are made affecting the merits of the case, and rulings on unopposed motions for leave to amend, discovery motions, and motions for severance are not rulings on substantial issues
• pretrial conferences, where no decisions are made affecting the merits of the case, and rulings on unopposed motions for leave to amend, discovery motions, and motions for severance are not rulings on substantial issues
• the trial court, in ruling on a petition to modify maintenance, weighs the same factors that are considered in making the original award, which include the income and property of each party, the needs of each and their present and future earning capacities

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