Palmer v. Tokarek

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This appeal involves a dispute over custody of Paul John Tokarek, age eight. Three parties are involved in this action: the child’s father (Eugene Tokarek), the child’s mother (Bonnie Tokarek Palmer), and the maternal grandparents (Gildo and Pearl Bertetto). Eugene Tokarek filed a petition for custody in June of 1978. Two years prior to this a court order was entered placing custody in the mother with reasonable visitation to the father. Mr. and Mrs. Bertetto were granted permission to intervene and cross-pe tition for custody of P. J. Following a hearing, the lower court…