Lloyd v. Lloyd

Miss PRESIDING JUSTICE McGILLICUDDY

delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it awarded custody of the respondent’s minor child to the petitioner.

In 1976 both the petitioner, Nolan Lloyd (Nolan), and the respondent, Jo Ann Lloyd (Jo Ann), filed petitions for dissolution of their marriage in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Both parties requested custody of the minor child, Nolan Lloyd, Jr. (Nolan, Jr.). On May 23, 1978, the trial court found that Nolan had proved his grounds for dissolution of marriage.

On…