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· 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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