In Re the Welfare of P.L.C.

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

This appeal is from an order granting a petition for guardianship brought by the grandfather of the minor children, P.L.C. and D.L.C., of appellant and his deceased ex-wife. The trial court awarded custody to the respondent grandparents, and the father appeals. We reverse.

FACTS

P.L.C. was born on June 11, 1979, and D.L.C. on April 21, 1982, to appellant and his wife P.R.C. The couple separated in August, 1983, and was divorced on January 19, 1984. Shortly after the divorce, P.R.C. learned she had cancer. She died on October 31, 1984.

The dissolution judgment and decree…