Legal Opinion

Maureen F. G. v. George W. G.

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided May 4, 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUILLEN, Justice:

This is an appeal by the Mother from a decision of the Superior Court which affirmed a Family Court decision awarding custody of two minor children to the Father.

The parents separated on January 6, 1980. The two children, a girl born on October 19,1974 and a boy born on May 14, 1976, remained in the marital home with the Mother until the end of April 1980 when the Mother, without notice to the Father, removed the children to Florida.

On May 12, 1980, the Father filed a petition for divorce and a petition for custody of the two children. An uncontested divorce was granted by…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Webster v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1975
  2. Husband, P v. Wife, PSupreme Court of Delaware · 1975

3Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Friant v. FriantSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
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  5. Price v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2022

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