· 4/19/2017
Oberdick v. TrizecHahn Gateway, LLC
Citations
- 160 A.3d 215
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- observing that “[c]hild abuse and neglect proceedings are governed by statute” (citations omitted)
- “Apart from the grandparent and the sibling preferences, there does not exist an adoptive placement preference for a child’s blood relatives, generally.”
- “[T]he welfare of the infant is the polar star by which the discretion of the court is to be guided in making its award of legal custody.” (Citation omitted)
- “Moreover, regardless of whether there exists a placement preference that applies to the facts of this case, any preference always is tempered by a consideration of the children’s best interests.”
- using initials to refer to child parties
- using initials to refer to child parties
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Judges: Gantman, Bender, Moulton
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