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LONG v. DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES

No. 546, 2011.

41 A.3d 367 (2012)

Justine LONG, Respondent Below, Appellant, v. DIVISION OF FAMILY SERVICES and Office of the Child Advocate, Petitioners Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: April 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Hudson, Esquire , Haller & Hudson, Georgetown, Delaware, for appellant.

John A. Eberly, Esquire , Department of Justice, Georgetown, Delaware, for appellee.

Jennifer S. Donahue, Esquire , Office of the Child Advocate, Georgetown, Delaware, for appellee.

Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND and RIDGELY, Justices.

HOLLAND, Justice:

The respondent-appellant, Justine Long (the "Mother"), appeals from a final judgment of the Family Court that terminated her parental rights in her now three-year-old son (the "Child"). The Mother raises two arguments on appeal. First, she contends that the Family Court erred, by shifting the burden of proof from the Division of Family Services ("DFS") to her, at the termination of parental rights hearing. Second, the Mother contends the Family Court...

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