Canham v. Saisi

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order changing the custody of the couple’s two minor children from respondent (father) to petitioner (mother). Respondent presents the following issues for review: whether the trial court abused-its discretion (a) by changing custody based solely upon the preference of the minor children; and (b) by granting attorney’s fees and costs to petitioner for the defense of this appeal.

Petitioner and respondent were married in 1955 and divorced in 1963 with custody of Joan, born March 27, 1960, and Tom, bom…