Guardianship of Turk

Contest over custody of Stephen W. Turk and Michael R. Turk, who at the time of trial were aged respectively 13 years, 11 months and 10 years, 4 months. Appellant is their paternal grandmother who has had their custody and care since May of 1955. In response to respondent-mother’s claim to custody, Mrs. Turk filed a petition for appointment of herself as guardian of the persons of the two minors. The mother having opposed this application the court, after extensive hearing (reporter’s transcript contains 474 pages), denied the petition for guardianship and awarded custody of the two boys to…