In re La Cross

The instant appeal involves a dispute for legal guardianship of an infant between the infant’s grandfather and the person with whom the infant has resided since June 1985. The infant, Jason Michael La Cross, was born out of wedlock on December 9, 1974. Jason’s father, who currently resides in Florida, apparently did not maintain any contact with the child. On September 30, 1985, Jason’s mother died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

In November 1985, Jason’s maternal grandfather, Philip Macero, petitioned the court to be made guardian of the property and person of…