Legal Opinion
Watson v. Division of Family Services
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 24, 2002No. 18,2002PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
The respondent-appellant, Emily Watson 1 (the “Mother”), filed a timely notice of appeal with this Court from a final judgment of the Family Court. Pursuant to that judgment, the Family Court granted the petition of the Division of Family Services (“DFS”), petitioner-appellee, to terminate the Mother’s and Father’s parental rights. Only the Mother challenges that judgment.
The Mother has raised two issues on appeal. First, she contends that the decision of the Family Court to terminate her parental rights was not supported by clear and convincing evidence and was not the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Deberry v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1983
- Hammond v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Powell v. Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their FamiliesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
- Cohen v. State ex rel. StewartSupreme Court of Delaware · 2014
- Hughes v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
- Sampson v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2005
- Moore v. HallSupreme Court of Delaware · 2013
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