Legal Opinion
Showell v. Division of Family Services
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 21, 2009No. 452, 461, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
STEELE, Chief Justice:
Nancy Showell and Randy Taylor appeal from a Family Court order terminating their parental rights in their two children. On appeal, these parents argue that the Division of Family Services failed to serve them with notice of the termination hearing and that the Family Court therefore lacked jurisdiction to terminate their parental rights. Because we agree that the parents did not receive proper notice, we reverse the judgment of the Family Court and remand for further proceedings.
FACT AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On May 2, 2007, Showell and Taylor brought them two minor…
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