In re Paulo T.

Summary

The court affirmed the Appellate Court’s judgment upholding reinstatement of the mother’s guardianship rights. It declined to decide whether a presumption favoring reinstatement applies when the dispute is between two parents because both parties agreed that it does not apply. The court concluded that, despite the trial court’s initial reference to such a presumption, the trial court used a neutral best-interests analysis guided by the statutory factors. The opinion contains no separate writings.