Task force: Open Family Court

Delaware residents say opening Family Court will hold all parties accountable.

Delaware’s Family Court Task Force met Jan. 7 at Legislative Hall in Dover. The group is tasked with recommending to the General Assembly whether all Family Court proceedings - which are all currently closed - should be open to the public.

During an hour-long public comment period before the meeting began, no one supported holding Family Court behind closed doors.

Milton resident Brendan Buschi said he was a social worker for more than 30 years, and he testified at many Family Court proceedings. He said the court’s primary concern is money, and rulings are seldom made in the best interests of the children involved. “Children are the cannon fodder,” he said.
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