Julia Stearns, Respondent Below, Appellant v. Division of Family Services, and Court Appointed Special Advocate…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the termination of Julia Stearns’s parental rights. It held that Stearns waived appellate review of the denial of her Rule 41(b) motion by presenting evidence after the motion was denied, and that the Family Court alternatively acted within its discretion in denying the motion. The court also held that the Family Court adequately considered the statutory best-interest factors through its oral findings, despite not repeating that analysis in the written order.