The Connecticut Appellate Court has upheld a lower court ruling leaving guardianship of a 7-year-old boy with his maternal aunt, despite objections by the boy’s mother who plans to appeal to the Connecticut Supreme Court.

In a 3-0 ruling Oct. 30, the Connecticut Appellate Court, while acknowledging the boy was not neglected by the mother, still said the boy, known in court papers as Zakai F., was better suited to live with his aunt.