In Re Custody of Pfaff

The respondent, Stephen Pfaff, appeals from a judgment of the trial court which terminated a joint custody arrangement and awarded sole custody to the petitioner, Pamela (Pfaff) Steep. We affirm.

We initially note that an appellee’s brief was not filed in this case. However, since the record is simple and the issue can be easily decided without an appellee’s brief, we shall address the issue on the merits. First Capitol Mortgage Corp. v. Talandis Construction Corp. (1976), 63 Ill. 2d 128, 345 N.E.2d 493.

The record shows that the parties’ daughter, Kristina, was born on November 24, 1986. The…