Legal Opinion
Brown v. Division of Family Services
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 29, 2002No. 28, 2001PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice.
The respondents-appellants, Carol Lynne Brown (“Mother”) and Joseph Dean Cooper (“Father”), acting pro se, 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 petitioner-appellee’s, the Division of Family Services (“DFS”), petition to terminate the Mother’s and Father’s parental rights. This Court appointed Margaret R. Cooper, Esquire to represent the Mother and Father on appeal. This Court also asked the Office of the Child Advocate to appear as an amicus curiae. 1
The parents have…
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
- Shepherd v. ClemensSupreme Court of Delaware · 2000
- In Re HellerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Powell v. Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their FamiliesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2008
- Wilson v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2010
- Casa v. Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their FamiliesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
- Watson v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2002
- Hughes v. Division of Family ServicesSupreme Court of Delaware · 2003
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