People ex rel. Lutz v. Lutz

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Respondents, Anthony and Marian Ferdinardo, appeal from an order of the trial court granting custody of Marian Ferdinardo’s granddaughter, Marian Lutz, to petitioner, Leon Lutz.

Mrs. Ferdinardo’s daughter, Roberta, married petitioner in 1967. Petitioner adopted Roberta’s child, Marian, who had been bom in 1966. Another daughter, Dawn, was bom of the marriage. The couple separated in 1970, at which time Roberta, with Marian, moved to the respondents’ home. In June of 1972, petitioner was awarded a divorce on the grounds of…