Legal Opinion
Smith v. Guest
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided March 14, 2011No. 252, 2010PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Justice:
This case arises from new legislation enacted by the General Assembly following this Court’s 2009 decision in Smith v. Gordon (“Smith I ”), 2 which involved the same dispute between the same parties. Respondent-below appellant, Lynn M. Smith (“Smith”), appeals from an April 23, 2010 Family Court order awarding joint custody of ANS, a minor child, to petitioner-below appellee, Carol M. Guest (“Guest”). The Family Court granted custody to Guest based on the new legislation enacted after Smith I — Senate Bill No. 84 (“SB 84”), codified at 13 Del. C. § 8-201. 3 On appeal, Smith…
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