Charles v. Dscyf

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the Family Court’s termination of the mother’s parental rights after concluding that the record supported findings that she had not adequately completed the housing and substance-abuse components of her case plan. The Court held that the statutory termination and best-interest requirements were supported by clear and convincing evidence and found no reversible error in the Family Court’s assessment of the evidence. The Court also determined that any error in relying on the DFS worker’s testimony about the home’s smoke smell would not alter the result because the housing finding was independently supported.