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In re Marriage of Gambla & Woodson

853 N.E.2d 847 (2006)

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In re Marriage of Gambla & Woodson

Illinois Appellate Court
853 N.E.2d 847 (2006)

Facts

Christopher Gambla (plaintiff), a Caucasian man, and Kimberly Woodson (defendant), an African American woman, married in May 2002 in Georgia and moved to Illinois. Kimberly had a son from a previous marriage, and the couple had a daughter, Kira, born in October 2002. In May 2003, Gambla filed for divorce in an Illinois district court, seeking sole custody of Kira. Woodson filed a counterpetition, also seeking sole custody of Kira. In May and June of 2005, the trial court conducted 15 days of trial. The trial court concluded that the fact that Kira is biracial was a relevant factor. The trial court noted that the court did not believe that Woodson should be awarded custody solely because she was an African American woman, but the court did find Woodson would be able to provide Kira with cultural knowledge that Gambla would not be able to do. The trial court thus awarded custody of Kira to Woodson but also entered a liberal visitation schedule for Gambla. Gambla appealed.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Johnson, J.)

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