Carter v. Carter

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: March 27, 2025
• Docket: 244, 2024
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

CALLUM CARTER, § § No. 244, 2024 Respondent Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Family Court of § the State of Delaware v. § § File No. CK93-03755 JASMINE CARTER, § Petition Nos. 93-5-19 DIV § 93-6-007 SUP Petitioner Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: January 31, 2025 Decided: March 27, 2025

Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and TRAYNOR, Justices.

ORDER

After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, the

Court concludes that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of and for

the reasons stated in the Family Court’s order, dated May 31, 2024, granting in part

the first motion for clarification and denying the second motion for clarification.

The appellee’s request for fees she incurred in defending this appeal is denied

because she did not comply with Supreme Court Rule 20(f).1

1 Rule 20(f) provides that this Court may award costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to an appellee in a frivolous appeal, but the appellee must file a motion in conformance with Rule 30 by the deadline for the filing of a reply brief. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family Court

is affirmed.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice