R. A. D. v. M. E. Z.


414 A.2d 211 (1980)

R. A. D., Appellant, v. M. E. Z., Cross Petitioner Below and B. G., Appellees.

Superior Court of Delaware, Sussex County.

Decided February 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Wright of Terry, Terry, Jackson, Terry & Wright, Georgetown, for appellant.

T. Henley Graves of Fuqua & Graves, Georgetown, for appellees.


Opinion

TEASE, Judge.

This appeal from the Family Court of the State of Delaware, in and for Sussex County, presents a question of first impression in Delaware: whether someone other than a natural parent has standing in a custody proceeding, absent a preliminary finding of dependency or neglect or a termination of parental rights.

Following their divorce, R. D., husband, and B. G., wife, agreed that their daughter, T. D. (d. o. b. 1-18-64...

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