Kirk v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF/DFS)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WALTER KIRK,1 Respondent Below, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES (DSCYF/DFS), Petitioner Below, Appellee. § § § § § § § § § § § Submitted: Decided: No. 325, 2022 Court Below: Family Court of the State of Delaware File No. 22-03-3TK CK21-01986 Petition No. 22-06015 21-12789 April 26, 2023 May 8, 2023 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; VALIHURA, and TRAYNOR, Justices. ORDER This 8th day of May 2023, having considered this matter on the briefs of the parties and the record below, and having concluded that the same should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons assigned by the Family Court in its Order for Termination and Transfer of Parental Rights dated August 1, 2022, and its Opinion dated August 15, 2022; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the decisions of the Family Court be and the same hereby are AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice 1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d).

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