Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Division of Family Services

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided January 26, 2010No. 321, 2009PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOLLAND, Justice.

The respondent-appellant, Bradley Wilson (“Wilson”), 1 appeals from the final judgments of the Family Court terminating his parental rights over his two children, Mary and Irene. Wilson raises three arguments on appeal. First, he contends that the written consent that he submitted at the December 22, 2008 hearing is invalid under Delaware statutory law because the Family Court was required to, but did not, conduct a more detailed verbal colloquy explaining the terms of the consent. Second, he asserts that if the statute was applied correctly, his consent is invalid because…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Powell v. Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their FamiliesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
  5. Solis v. TeaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  3. Brown v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2011
  4. Taylor v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
  5. Acorn & Malic III v. LaymenSupreme Court of Delaware · 2019

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