Title: Jackson v. DFS

State: delaware

Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
 
MATTHEW J. JACKSON, SR.,1 
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No. 705, 2015 
 
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Court Below:  Family Court 
 
Respondent Below-Appellant, 
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of the State of Delaware 
 
  
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v.  
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File Nos.:  14-04-1TK 
 
 
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  15-06-1TK 
DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, 
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Petition Nos.: 14-08217 
 
Petitioner Below-Appellee. 
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        15-15503 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Submitted:   August 17, 2016 
Decided:   August 17, 2016 
 
 
Before STRINE, Chief Justice; HOLLAND and VAUGHN, Justices.  
O R D E R 
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). 
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family 
Court is AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
BY THE COURT:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Leo E. Strine, Jr. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Justice