Title: Thornton v. Thornton
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 141, 2023
State: Delaware
Issuer: Delaware Supreme Court
Date: November 30, 2023

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE 
 
SIERRA THORNTON,  
 
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No. 141, 2023 
 
 
Respondent Below  
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Appellant,  
 
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Court Below: Family Court 
 
v. 
 
 
 
 
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of the State of Delaware 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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DEAN THORNTON, 
 
 
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File No:  
21-12-02TN 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Petition No: 21-28055 
 
 
 
Petitioner Below  
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Appellee. 
 
 
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Submitted: November 15, 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
Decided: 
November 30, 2023 
 
Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and TRAYNOR, Justices. 
 
 
ORDER  
This 30th day of November, 2023, after consideration of the parties’ briefs and 
the record on appeal, it appears to the Court that the judgment of the Family Court 
should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated in its March 30, 2023 
Termination of Parental Rights Order. 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family 
Court be AFFIRMED. 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
BY THE COURT:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Gary F. Traynor 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Justice