IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF ALEXANDER O.

No. 2-02-0566.

783 N.E.2d 673 (2003)

336 Ill. App.3d 325

270 Ill.Dec. 711

In re GUARDIANSHIP OF ALEXANDER O., a Minor (Mary F., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Seth O., Respondent-Appellee).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

January 22, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Butera, Butera Law Offices, P.C., Rockford, for Mary F.

John J. Newton, Rockford, for Seth Thomas O.


Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Mary F. petitioned the circuit court of Winnebago County for custody of her grandson, Alexander O. Seth O., Alexander's father, contested the petition. The trial court awarded custody of Alexander to Seth. Mary appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court applied an incorrect standard in its custody determination, and (2) the court's decision to grant custody to Seth was not in Alexander's best interest.

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