Jackson v. DFS

• Court: Supreme Court of Delaware
• Decided: August 17, 2016
• Docket: 705, 2015
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

MATTHEW J. JACKSON, SR.,1 § No. 705, 2015 § § Court Below: Family Court Respondent Below-Appellant, § of the State of Delaware § v. § File Nos.: 14-04-1TK § 15-06-1TK DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, § § Petition Nos.: 14-08217 Petitioner Below-Appellee. § 15-15503

Submitted: August 17, 2016 Decided: August 17, 2016

Before STRINE, Chief Justice; HOLLAND and VAUGHN, Justices.

ORDER

This 17th day of August 2016, upon consideration of the parties’ briefs and

the record below, we find that the judgment of the Family Court should be

affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned in the Family Court’s

well-reasoned decision dated December 4, 2015 terminating the parental rights of

the appellant.2

1 The Court assigned this pseudonym under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). 2 Div. of Family Servs. v. Jackson, Nos. 14-08217, 15-15503 (Del. Fam. Ct. Dec. 4, 2015). NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family

Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. Chief Justice