People Ex Rel. Bukovic v. Smith

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

James and Lecta Smith, paternal grandparents (hereinafter grandparents or Smiths), appeal from an order entered November 25, 1980, denying their petition for custody of their grandchildren, Anthony and Matthew, now ages 10 and 7 respectively, and requiring the Smiths to return the children to their natural mother, Barbara Bukovic (hereinafter mother or petitioner). Custody of the children had originally been awarded to the mother under a “judgment for divorce” entered July 15, 1977. The children have lived with the grandparents…