McKerr v. Bozarth

PRESIDING JUSTICE UNVERZAGT

delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Cheryel McKerr, appeals from the judgment of the trial court which dismissed her petition seeking custody of her granddaughter, Catrina Marie Bozarth, pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 40, par. 2102 et seq.). The petitioner asserts that the trial court erred in determining that the superior court of the State of Washington properly exercised jurisdiction in accordance with the Act. The petitioner further urges that the trial court erroneously deferred to the…