Whalen v. Van Brunt

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LAWRENCE P. WHALEN, Respondent BelowAppellant, v. MARTHA C. VAN BRUNT, Petitioner BelowAppellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 441, 2002 Court Below Family Court of the State of Delaware, in and for Sussex County Petition Nos.00-21066;01-19035 File Nos.01-06-01TS CS96-03152 Submitted: December 26, 2002 Decided: February 4, 2003 Before VEASEY, Chief Justice, WALSH and STEELE, Justices ORDER This 4th day of February 2003, upon consideration of the briefs of the parties and the record below, it appears to the Court that the judgment of the Family Court should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons set forth in its orders dated July 9, 2002 and November 26, 2001. There was no abuse of discretion or error of law in the Family Court s July 9, 2002 order terminating the appellant s parental rights and denying the appellant s petition for visitation.1 There was, furthermore, no abuse of discretion or error of law in the 1 DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 13, §§ 1103(a) (4) a. and (a) (5) b. Family Court s November 26, 2001 order denying appellant s motion to appoint counsel.2 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ E. Norman Veasey Chief Justice 2 FAM. CT. CIV. PROC. R. 204. -2-

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