IN RE HELLER

No. 453/468, 1994.

669 A.2d 25 (1995)

In re Termination of Parental Rights, Rita Natalie HELLER and Kevin Cannon Driscoll, Minor children. Kendall DRISCOLL, Respondent Below-Appellant, v. DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner Below-Appellee. Valerie DRISCOLL, Respondent Below-Appellant, v. DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner Below-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: September 6, 1995.

Revised: October 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Eastburn, (argued), Allmond, Eastburn and Benge, Wilmington, for Appellant-Kendall Driscoll.

Vivian A. Houghton (argued), Wilmington, for appellant-Valerie Driscoll.

Wendy A. Rising (argued), Department of Justice, Wilmington, for appellee-Division of Family Services.

Before HOLLAND, HARTNETT, and BERGER, JJ.


HARTNETT, Justice.

In this consolidated appeal from the Family Court, we address the process used to terminate the parental rights as to two young children.

The Family Court held, that under all the circumstances, the Division of Family Services had no duty to attempt a reunification between Appellant-Kendall Driscoll ("Driscoll") and his son Kevin before Driscoll's parental rights could be terminated and that the...

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