In re Marriage of Sieck

In a child-custody proceeding following marital dissolution Ekkehard Sieck, the father (hereinafter respondent), was awarded sole custody of the two children bom of the marriage. The mother, Patricia Sieck1 (hereinafter petitioner), appeals, seeking reversal of the custody order. She raises two principal issues, namely, whether the award of custody to respondent was against the manifest weight of the evidence; and hearsay was properly admitted over timely objection.

Petitioner and respondent were married on October 18, 1969. Their son, Darren M., was born November 11,1973, and their daughter,…