Hunt v. Division of Family Services
Supreme Court of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLAND, Justice:
This expedited proceeding is the biological Mother’s and Father’s interlocutory appeal from the August 13, 2015 Family Court decision granting the attorney guardian ad litem’s Motion Instructing Medical Providers of Adam Hunt to DeEscalate Medical Intervention and Place a Do Not Re-Intubate Order and a Do Not Resuscitate Order, Along with an Order for Comfort Measures on Adam’s Medical Chart (“Motion to De-Escalate Medical Treatment”).
Four issues are presented in this appeal. First, does the Delaware Family Court have jurisdiction to de-escalate medical care, decide whether…
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