Poe v. Poe

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that because the Legislature had not provided for a specific method of procedure for an appeal from the Family Court, the Superior Court Rules applied
• “the use of the word . . . ‘may’ evokes a discretionary reading.”
• “the use of the word . . . ‘[s]hall’ signifies a mandatory requirement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Gregory v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1992-11-12· cited 39×
• Braxton v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1984-07-13· cited 13×
• Mary A.O. v. John J.O.
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1983-12-29· cited 8×
• Husband, P v. Wife, P
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1975-11-21· cited 8×
• G. D. v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1978-06-02· cited 7×
• Holman v. Walls
  D. Delaware· 1986-11-26· cited 6×
• Husband B. v. Wife H.
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1982-09-10· cited 6×
• Cahill v. State
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1980-01-30· cited 3×
• Coastal Resorts Properties, Inc. v. Board of Adjustment of the City of Rehoboth Beach
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1988-11-29· cited 1×
• GD v. State
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1978-06-02
• Panchal v. XO Energy Worldwide LLLP
  Superior Court of Delaware· 2025-03-31

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Fisher v. Biggs
  Supreme Court of Delaware· 1971-09-28· cited 19×
• Delaware Citizens for Clean Air, Inc. v. Water & Air Resources Commission
  Superior Court of Delaware· 1973-02-13· cited 12×