Reed v. Dillard

This matter is before the Court en Banc after remand to the Family Court for further proceedings as directed by the Court’s decision in In the Interest of Kelly Stevens, Del.Supr., 652 A.2d 18 (1995) (“Stevens I ”). The background and history of this litigation concerning efforts to terminate the parental rights of Thomas P. Dillard (“Dillard”) over his biological daughter, Kelly Stevens (“Kelly”), is extensively set forth in our prior opinion. In Stevens I we concluded that the Family Court had correctly applied the statutory standards which govern the termination of parental rights under…