Legal Opinion
Smith v. Gordon
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided February 3, 2009No. 94, 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice.
The respondent-appellant, Lacey M. Smith (“Smith”), 1 appeals from a final judgment entered by the Family Court. The Family Court held that the petitioner-appellee, Charlene M. Gordon (“Gordon”), had standing as a parent to petition for custody of Smith’s adopted daughter, A.N.S. 2 Gordon argued that she is a legal parent under the Uniform Parentage Act of Delaware (“DUPA”) and that she is also a de facto parent. The Family Court concluded that, although Gordon did not qualify as a legal parent of the child under the DUPA, Gordon was a de facto parent and entitled to the same…
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