Layton v. Layton

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE HANNA A. LAYTON,1 § § § § § § § § § § § Respondent Below, Appellant, v. JACKSON P. LAYTON, Petitioner Below, Appellee. No. 378, 2018 Court Below—Family Court of the State of Delaware C.A. No. CN11-03412 Petition No. 18-02352 Submitted: December 28, 2018 Decided: February 27, 2019 Before STRINE, Chief Justice; VALIHURA and TRAYNOR, Justices. ORDER After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record on appeal, we conclude that the judgment below should be affirmed on the basis of the Family Court’s well-reasoned order dated June 25, 2018. The appellant’s arguments regarding the rescission of the maternal grandmother’s guardianship, the award of sole custody to the appellee, and subsequent events are outside the scope of this appeal.2 1 The Court previously assigned pseudonyms to the parties under Supreme Court Rule 7(d). The rescission of the guardianship and award of sole custody are the subject of another appeal, Layton v. Layton, No. 377, 2018. 2 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Karen L. Valihura Justice 2

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