Legal Opinion

Fisher v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided April 7, 1997No. 103, 1996PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice:

The respondent-appellant, Megan Sharon Fisher (“Mother”), and petitioner-appellee, Gary R. Fisher (“Father”) were married on June 6, 1987. 1 During the marriage, two sons were born: one on May 3, 1988 and the other on November 15, 1989. This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Family Court awarding sole permanent custody of the two minor children to the Father.

The Mother has raised two issues in this appeal. First, she contends that the Family Court abused its discretion in awarding the Father sole permanent custody of the parties’ children, by failing to properly apply…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jones v. LangSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
  2. Dalton v. ClantonSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Powell v. Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their FamiliesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
  2. Clark v. ClarkSupreme Court of Delaware · 2012
  3. Barr v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2009
  4. Harper v. HarperSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
  5. James v. FaustSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2016

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