Bonanno v. Bonanno

This is an appeal from a divorce decree awarding custody of the parties’ two children to the plaintiff. Custody is the only issue under review. We affirm.

Plaintiff, Janice Bonanno, and defendant, Andrew Bonanno, were married in 1974. In August 1983, plaintiff filed for divorce and requested custody of the couple’s two minor children. Defendant also sought custody. The proceedings were acrimonious and several charges of unfit parenting were exchanged between plaintiff and defendant. The trial court issued a temporary joint custody order based on a stipulation of the parties. At the final…