Flaherty v. Smith

87 Mich. App. 561 (1978)

274 N.W.2d 72

FLAHERTY

v.

SMITH

Docket No. 78-976.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided December 6, 1978.

Marianne O. Battani, for plaintiff.

Bell & Hudson, P.C. (by Edward F. Bell and Ronald A. Molter), for defendant.

Before: BEASLEY, P.J., and R.B. BURNS and J.H. VANDER WAL,[*] JJ.

This case involves a custody dispute between a 7-year-old child's stepfather and maternal grandmother. Following the death of the child's mother, plaintiff stepfather sought and was granted temporary custody. A custody hearing was subsequently held, at the conclusion of which the trial court granted…