Sawyer v. Dscyf

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Family Court’s termination of the Mother’s parental rights after concluding that the statutory grounds and best-interests requirements were proven by clear and convincing evidence. The record supported findings that the Mother had failed to address persistent alcohol-abuse, housing, employment, and mental-health problems despite extended case planning, while the Child needed permanency. The Court also held that it could not consider the Mother’s new factual claims on appeal and found no abuse of discretion or legal error.