In the Matter of Donna Palmer

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware dismissed Donna Palmer’s appeal because, after being adjudicated incompetent, she lacked legal capacity to prosecute an appeal on her own. The court held that she could proceed only through her court-appointed attorney ad litem, and that the appeal therefore failed to invoke the court’s jurisdiction. The court also noted that it had previously considered and rejected Palmer’s effort to replace her attorney ad litem.