Cooper, Tatum v. Khalil Ellis

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: January 6, 2026
• Docket: 159, 2025
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

TATUM COOPER,1 § § No. 159, 2025 Respondent Below, § Appellant, § Court Below—Family Court of § the State of Delaware v. § § File No. CN18-03348 KHALIL ELLIS, § Petition No. 24-13430 § Petitioner Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: November 7, 2025 Decided: January 6, 2026

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

ORDER

After careful consideration of the opening brief and the record on appeal, the

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

the reasons assigned by the Family Court in its March 28, 2025 decision granting

the appellee’s petition to modify custody.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family Court

is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice

1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d).