People Ex Rel. Elmore v. Elmore

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a contest between the mother (petitioner) and father (respondent) over custody of a child born on November 7, 1973, out of wedlock. "The mother, assuming that she and the father would be married, recorded the birth certificate with the father’s name. Both he and the mother acknowledge his paternity. When the child was bom, the mother, a resident of Chicago, but a student at a State university outside the Chicago area, was unable to care for the baby while pursuing her education. There was evidence that the father and his…