Spalding v. Palmer

Dawn Palmer is the 8-year-old daughter of John J. and Sharon Palmer who were married in 1960, divorced in 1965, and remarried to each other in 1971. On May 7, 1968, Margaret Spalding, Dawn Palmer’s maternal grandmother, was appointed guardian of Dawn Palmer pursuant to her petition, at a time when the whereabouts of both natural parents were unknown to her. On September 24, 1971, upon the petition of the respondent John J. Palmer, following his remarriage to Sharon, the trial court ordered the termination of Margaret Spalding’s guardianship of Dawn Palmer in favor of the natural parents, John…