In Re Marriage of Black

Petitioner, Denise M. Black, filed a petition for dissolution of her marriage to respondent, Jeffrey L. Black, in November 1981. In September 1982, Denise filed a petition for temporary custody and child support for the parties’ minor child. On the same date, the maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents of the child filed petitions to intervene and for custody. The court granted leave to intervene to all the grandparents. Following a hearing on the petition for temporary custody, the court found that neither of the parents was then able to provide for the best interests of the child,…