In re Marriage of Siddiqui

Full Case Summary

Case Summary: Erum Siddiqui v. Nabeel Noor

This case involves a child support and parenting time dispute following the dissolution of marriage between Erum Siddiqui and Nabeel Noor. The couple was married on August 19, 2016, and they have one child, Z.N., born in 2018. The mother filed for divorce on November 22, 2019, while the father resided in Maryland, and then moved to Illinois in 2020 seeking more parenting time.

Order Details

Date Filed: March 24, 2025
Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District
Appeal No: 3-22-0355
Circuit No: 19 D 2222
Judge: Honorable Susan L. Alvarado

Judgment Highlights

Delivered By: Justice Holdridge
Concurrences: Justice Hettel concurred; Presiding Justice Brennan specially concurred.

Key Findings

• The circuit court's findings on child support were against the manifest weight of the evidence.
• The court did not abuse discretion in denying retroactive child support.
• The mother was required to share unpaid tax debts and pay for attorney fees related to parenting time disputes.

Child Support and Financial Responsibilities

The trial court's child support determination involved the father's obligation, which was set at $486.93 monthly based on his income of $18,600 monthly and $750 for health insurance costs. The court mandated shared responsibility for tax liabilities from 2017 to 2020, considering them marital debt. Moreover, the court ordered that each party bears their own attorney fees, with the mother covering fees due to her misuse of parenting time.

Parenting Time Allocation

The father was granted parenting time every Tuesday from noon until Wednesday at noon, along with alternating weekends. The parties agreed to reasonable extended summer parenting time and alternate holidays, but there were disputes about the father's claimed 161 annual overnights, which he asserted during trial despite conflicting evidence.

Motions for Reconsideration

Both parties filed motions to reconsider some of the court's decisions, but the court denied these motions, affirming the findings regarding the overnights and ruling against retroactive support due to the father's unemployment history.

Appeal Details

The mother appealed the court’s decisions, arguing errors in child support calculations and financial responsibilities. The appellate court affirmed part of the lower court's decisions, reversed the child support calculation, and remanded for recalculations while upholding children's overnight distributions based on law and precedent.

Final Decision

The appellate court's decision is affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part.