Roy Harris v. Dscyf Tpr

Summary

The Supreme Court of Delaware reversed the termination of Roy Harris's parental rights because the Family Court improperly applied a custody statute's domestic-violence presumption in the termination proceeding. The statute applies exclusively to custody proceedings, and its use improperly shifted the best-interests burden into the first step of the termination analysis. The court upheld the denial of Harris's pre-judgment motion as moot after entry of the final judgment and held that his post-termination motion became moot upon reversal and remand.