Legal Opinion
Black v. Division of Child Support Enforcement/Aline Black
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided December 18, 1996No. 445, 1995PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALSH, Justice:
This matter is before the Court as the result of the certification of four questions of law pursuant to Article IV, Section 11(9) of the Delaware Constitution and Delaware Supreme Court Rule 41. The questions of law were certified by the Family Court of the State of Delaware and were accepted by this Court by order dated December 18, 1996.
The primary issue to be addressed in this appeal concerns the right, if any, of an indigent obligor to have counsel appointed for him at public expense when faced with possible incarceration for failure to pay court ordered child support. The…
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