Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Division of Family Services
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided October 29, 2003No. 95,2002PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice.
The respondents-appellants, Susan Hughes (the “Mother”) and Walter H. Vernon (the “Father”, or collectively, “the parents”), 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 the Father’s parental rights.
The Mother and the Father have raised three issues on appeal. First, they argue that the decision of the Family Court to terminate their parental rights, based on the couple’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Carr v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1989
- Shepherd v. ClemensSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000
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