Case Title: Marker, et al. v. Division of Family Services

Citation: 

Docket Number: 162, 2003

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2003-10-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
TRACY MARKER and  
 
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ARTHUR DRAKE, 
 
 
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Respondents Below, 
 
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Appellants,  
 
 
§  Nos. 162/165, 2003 
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v. 
 
 
 
 
§  Court Below─Family Court  
§ of the State of Delaware, 
DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, §  in and for New Castle County 
§ File No. 02-06-09TN 
Petitioner Below,  
§  Petition No. 02-19392 
Appellee. 
 
 
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    Submitted:  October 27, 2003 
       Decided:  October 28, 2003  
 
Before HOLLAND, BERGER and JACOBS, Justices. 
 
 
O R D E R 
 
This 28th of October 2003, the Court having considered this matter on 
the briefs, has determined that it is manifest on the face that the appeal is 
without merit because:  to the extent the issues raised on appeal are factual, the 
record evidence supports the trial judge’s factual findings; to the extent the 
errors alleged on appeal are attributed to an abuse of discretion, the record does 
not support those assertions; and to the extent that the issues raised on appeal 
are legal, they are controlled by settled Delaware law, which was properly 
applied.  Therefore, this Court has concluded that the judgment of the final 
judgment of the Family Court should be affirmed on the basis of and for the 
 
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reasons assigned by the Family Court in its decision dated February 27, 2003. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the judgment of 
the Family Court be, and the same hereby is, AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Randy J. Holland 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice