Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Division of Family Services

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided September 16, 2015No. 439/449, 2015PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Coastal Barge Corp. v. Coastal Zone Industrial Control BoardSupreme Court of Delaware · 1985
  3. LeVan v. Independence Mall, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2007
  4. In Re the Guardianship of GrantWashington Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & Bhaya v. Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2012

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re Altaba, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2021
  2. State v. LaytonSuperior Court of Delaware · 2017

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