Kokotekian v. Kokotekian

Richard L. Kokotekian married Carol Starr on September 22, 1951. They have one child, Renee, born November 8, 1952. Following a complaint for divorce filed by the wife, the Circuit Court of Cook County on May 27, 1955, entered a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony and adjudging that by stipulation the sole care, custody and control of Renee be granted to Loretta Gross, the paternal grandmother. On April 6, 1957, the father married Janet Kokotekian. On June 18, 1958, he petitioned to modify the decree so as to award custody of his daughter to him. The grandmother answered raising issues…