Walker, Cedasha v. Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Family Services TPR

Summary

The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Family Court's order terminating Cedasha Walker's parental rights to her three children. After Mother revoked her written consent to termination within the statutory revocation window, the Family Court proceeded on the failure-to-plan ground and found by clear and convincing evidence that Mother had failed to plan adequately for the children during their approximately fourteen months in DFS custody, that DFS made reasonable reunification efforts, and that termination was in the children's best interests. On appeal, Mother's counsel moved to withdraw under Supreme Court Rule 26.1(c), asserting no arguably appealable issues; the Court independently reviewed the record, agreed the appeal was wholly without merit, affirmed, and declared the motion to withdraw moot.