IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE PATRICIA SMITH, § § Respondent Below, § No. 497, 2024 Appellant, § § Court Below: Family Court v. § of the State of Delaware § DEPARTMENT OF SERVIES FOR § File No. CN21-03096 CHILDREN YOUTH AND THEIR § Petition No. 21-12109 FAMILIES, § § Petitioner Below, § Appellee. §

Submitted: October 15, 2025 Decided: December 4, 2025 Before SEITZ, Chief Justice; LEGROW, and GRIFFITHS, Justices.

ORDER This 4th day of December, 2025, after careful consideration of the parties’ briefs and the record below, we find it evident that the judgment of the Family Court should be affirmed on the basis of and for the reasons stated in the Family Court’s orders dated April 10, 2024 and October 31, 2024 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family Court is AFFIRMED.

BY THE COURT: /s/ Abigail M. LeGrow Justice