BUTLER v. GRANT

No. 313, 1997.

714 A.2d 747 (1998)

Karen BUTLER, Respondent-Below, Appellant, v. Thomas GRANT, Petitioner-Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: July 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francine R. Solomon, Wilmington, for Appellant.

Thomas Grant, Smyrna, pro se.

David H. Williams (argued), Paul P. Rooney, Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, Amici Curiae.

Before VEASEY, C.J., WALSH, HOLLAND, HARTNETT and BERGER, JJ., constituting the Court en Banc.


HARTNETT, Justice.

In this appeal we consider whether the Family Court, pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act,2 has continuing subject matter jurisdiction over the custody of a minor child, although the child and her mother have left Delaware.

Respondent-Below, Appellant, the Mother, contends that the Delaware Family Court no longer has continuing jurisdiction to consider the custody of her minor child because...

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