· 9/7/1982
William H. Y. v. Myrna L. Y.
Citations
- 450 A.2d 406
- 1982 Del. LEXIS 445
How courts have described this case
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- welfare and best interest of child to ensure child has a decent and respectable home are paramount in custody action
- “[I]t is only when the child is very young, immature, or unable to articulate a sound basis for his wishes as to custody that the preference is not entitled to great weight.”
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Judges: Moore, Herrmann, Quillen
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