Attorney General Names New Director for Department of Justice Family Division
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
Grand Jury Indicts Dewey Beach Police Officer
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
Sussex Conservation District offers free workshop on stormwater pond maintenance Dec. 5 in Lewes
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
Interactive Site Commemorates Women’s Suffrage Centennial
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
EVENT CANCELLATION: Dec. 7, 2019 Buena Vista Holiday Open House
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Harrington man for weapons possession by a person prohibited
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
DHSS Adopt-A-Family Holiday Program Seeks Donors to Provide Gifts for Delaware Children, Families and Seniors in Need
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife reminds hunters that Sportsmen Against Hunger program accepts donated deer
Date Posted: November 19, 2019
Delaware Issues RFP for Office of Value-Based Health Care Delivery
Date Posted: November 18, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Nov. 4-10
Date Posted: November 15, 2019
Two Defendants Face Prison Time for Causing Two Separate Fatal Crashes
Date Posted: November 15, 2019
DNREC announces release of preliminary data from USGS unconfined aquifer water quality study
Date Posted: November 15, 2019
DNREC awards recycling grants as Delaware celebrates Nov. 15 as America Recycles Day
Date Posted: November 15, 2019
DNREC Division of Parks & Recreation to offer free admission to Delaware’s state parks & Brandywine Zoo on Black Friday
Date Posted: November 15, 2019
On eve of Delaware’s shotgun deer hunting season, a reminder from DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police:
Date Posted: November 14, 2019
Delmarva poultry producers gain export opportunities as China opens markets
Date Posted: November 14, 2019
Delaware Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries to meet Nov. 20 in Dover
Date Posted: November 14, 2019
DPH Announces New Health Indicators Added to My Healthy Community Data Portal
Date Posted: November 14, 2019
Child Support Division Needs Updated Mailing Addresses
Date Posted: November 13, 2019
DNREC announces that Croda, Inc. can resume ethylene oxide production at company’s Atlas Point facility
Date Posted: November 13, 2019
DSHA and FHLBank Pittsburgh Announce Home4Good Funding Awards
Date Posted: November 13, 2019
Delaware Dept. of Labor, Vo-Techs Host Adult Education Apprenticeship Open House for National Apprenticeship Week
Date Posted: November 12, 2019
DNREC’S Division of Parks & Recreation announces sale of 2020 annual passes and surf fishing permits on Dec. 6
Date Posted: November 12, 2019
Community Volunteers Needed to Sponsor Residents for the Holidays at Public Nursing Homes
Date Posted: November 12, 2019
DART 22nd Annual “Stuff The Bus” Thanksgiving Food Drive Starts Monday, November 11
Date Posted: November 9, 2019
Governor Carney, DNREC cut ribbon on new wildlife-viewing tower at Little Creek Wildlife Area
Date Posted: November 8, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 28 – Nov. 3
Date Posted: November 8, 2019
Diabetes Wellness Expo On November 19 Inspires Delawareans With Diabetes to Live Healthier Lifestyles
Date Posted: November 8, 2019
Winter Weather Awareness Week Begins November 11
Date Posted: November 8, 2019
Man Convicted of Three Rapes Including Two Cold Cases Gets Life in Prison
Date Posted: November 8, 2019
Delaware, Newark Manor Nursing Home Reach Settlement
Date Posted: November 8, 2019
Governor Carney’s Statement on Senate Confirmations to the Delaware Supreme Court
Date Posted: November 7, 2019
Council on Recreational Fishing Funding to meet Nov. 12 in Dover
Date Posted: November 7, 2019
DPH Director Participates in March of Dimes Congressional Briefing on Infant and Maternal Health
Date Posted: November 7, 2019
Governor and Lieutenant Governor Proclaim Radiation Protection Week in Delaware
Date Posted: November 7, 2019
Fourth graders’ Delaware Day projects on display at Legislative Hall in Dover from Nov. 13–Dec. 12, 2019
Date Posted: November 6, 2019
State Treasurer Attends Closing Bell at NASDAQ
Date Posted: November 6, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation Website Wins National Award
Date Posted: November 6, 2019
Feral Kitten In Ocean View Tests Positive for Rabies
Date Posted: November 5, 2019
Students invited to participate in 26th annual Junior Solar Sprint model car competition
Date Posted: November 5, 2019
State Treasurer’s Office Brings Tableau Day to Delaware
Date Posted: November 5, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s artificial reef program sinks retired cruise ship as addition to Redbird Reef
Date Posted: November 4, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife urges motorists to watch out for deer crossing roadways
Date Posted: November 4, 2019
DNREC announces Blades Groundwater Site has been proposed for Superfund NPL listing by US EPA
Date Posted: November 4, 2019
Delaware DOES NOT have a General Election on Nov 5, 2019.
Date Posted: November 4, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 21-27
Date Posted: November 1, 2019
Racketeering Judgment Against Massage Parlor Owner; Murder Conviction in 2012 Cold Case
Date Posted: November 1, 2019
Citizens Source Water Protection Committee to meet Nov. 13 in Dover
Date Posted: November 1, 2019
A Child Is Waiting for You
Date Posted: November 1, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces Delaware hunting seasons opening in November
Date Posted: October 31, 2019
Nov 1 – Dec 15: Open Enrollment for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace
Date Posted: October 31, 2019
DNREC announces new 5-Stand sporting clays course at Ommelanden Hunter Education Training Center
Date Posted: October 30, 2019
New members to join Teachers Advisory Council
Date Posted: October 30, 2019
Halloween 2019 DUI Checkpoint Results
Date Posted: October 28, 2019
Campaign Finance Training
Date Posted: October 28, 2019
Parker’s Dairy Palace in New Castle, Del. added to the National Register of Historic Places
Date Posted: October 28, 2019
DE529 Sees Improved Education Savings Plan Rating
Date Posted: October 28, 2019
Halloween DUI Checkpoint – Statewide Activation
Date Posted: October 25, 2019
Kidnapper of Elderly Couple Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
Date Posted: October 25, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 14-20
Date Posted: October 25, 2019
Delaware, Reckitt Reach Suboxone Settlement
Date Posted: October 24, 2019
Governor Carney Announces Delaware Supreme Court Nominations
Date Posted: October 24, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces successful piping plover nesting season
Date Posted: October 24, 2019
New Book by Delaware Researcher Details Lives of Patients during Early Years of Delaware State Hospital
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
Howell School Road near DNREC’s Lums Pond State Park Dog Park Area under construction October 21 – November 8
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
DPH Presents 2019 State Health Improvement Plan Progress Report and Launches Updated Website
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
DNREC, City of Lewes to erect fencing at Lewes Beach primary dune beginning first week of November
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 10 special events during November 2019
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
Delaware celebrates Lights on Afterschool
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces annual fall trout stocking of White Clay Creek
Date Posted: October 23, 2019
Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Oct. 29 in Dover
Date Posted: October 22, 2019
The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “The Goldberg Variations” by Gregg Silvis
Date Posted: October 22, 2019
DPH Encourages Residents to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Date Posted: October 22, 2019
DNREC announces the 2020 Delaware Wetlands Conference
Date Posted: October 22, 2019
“Seams From the Past” series at Lewes’ Zwaanendael Museum in November 2019
Date Posted: October 22, 2019
Rehoboth Beach nourishment project to begin under direction of DNREC, US Army Corps of Engineers
Date Posted: October 21, 2019
Fewer Fees for Education Savings with DE529
Date Posted: October 21, 2019
Top national mathematics, science teachers recognized
Date Posted: October 21, 2019
Child Abuse Reporting Options Expand in Delaware
Date Posted: October 21, 2019
Fatal Crashes Spike in Delaware
Date Posted: October 18, 2019
Leaders of Drug Operation Sentenced to Prison
Date Posted: October 18, 2019
Keep Children Safe on Halloween
Date Posted: October 18, 2019
Delaware Introducing High School Girls to Careers in Cyber Security
Date Posted: October 18, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Oct. 7-13
Date Posted: October 18, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces youth hunting days for 2019/20 hunting season
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
State releases updates to Delaware Report Card
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
Flags to be lowered for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation sponsors Yorklyn Storytelling Festival, archaeology events
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
First State Heritage Park Brings the Tenth Annual 18th Century Market Fair to the Dover Green
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc.
Date Posted: October 17, 2019
Part of Castle Trail on C&D Canal Conservation Area temporarily closed for repairs and to reroute damaged portion
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
First Lady, Delaware Readiness Teams to Kick Off Kindergarten Registration Campaign
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Governor Carney Announces Senior Staff Changes
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Delaware Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet Oct. 23 in Dover
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Annual Report on State Planning Issues Released
Date Posted: October 16, 2019
Colonial’s Rebecca Louise Vitelli named 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
Participate in the Great Shake-Out
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
STEP Grant Funds Support Small Business Exports
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
DNREC Parks & Recreation to host 5th annual ‘Boo-B-Que’ Oct. 18 to promote Delaware Children in Nature initiative
Date Posted: October 15, 2019
Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
Office of Highway Safety Reactivates Grassroots Initiative to Promote Pedestrian Safety Month in October
Date Posted: October 14, 2019
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice.
Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit.
A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked for DOJ for 10 years, with some time in private practice as well. She served as the Commander of DOJ’s Child Predator Task Force for 4 years, and also as a criminal prosecutor in the department’s Misdemeanor Trial and Domestic Violence units. She is also the board president of Prevent Child Abuse Delaware.
“Abby is an accomplished prosecutor and manager, with a longstanding interest in the welfare of children,” said Attorney General Denn. “She is uniquely qualified to address the complex set of issues that the Family Division handles, and I am pleased that she will be overseeing the very capable attorneys and staff who work in our Family Division.”
DOJ’s Family Division is responsible for adjudication of juveniles in Family Court; prosecution of child dependency and neglect cases; securing and enforcing child support orders; enforcing truancy laws; and overseeing the work of DOJ’s ombudsman for school bullying incidents.
Layton takes over the Family Division director position on January 9, 2017, when current director LaKresha Roberts becomes the new Chief Deputy for the Department of Justice.
Related Topics: Attorney General Matt Denn, Delaware Department of Justice, Family Division
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Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Family | Date Posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
Attorney General Matt Denn announced Friday that Deputy Attorney General Abigail Rodgers Layton has been named the next Director of the Family Division in the Delaware Department of Justice.
Layton is currently a prosecutor in the department’s Medicaid Fraud Control unit.
A graduate of Gettysburg College and Villanova University School of Law, Layton has worked for DOJ for 10 years, with some time in private practice as well. She served as the Commander of DOJ’s Child Predator Task Force for 4 years, and also as a criminal prosecutor in the department’s Misdemeanor Trial and Domestic Violence units. She is also the board president of Prevent Child Abuse Delaware.
“Abby is an accomplished prosecutor and manager, with a longstanding interest in the welfare of children,” said Attorney General Denn. “She is uniquely qualified to address the complex set of issues that the Family Division handles, and I am pleased that she will be overseeing the very capable attorneys and staff who work in our Family Division.”
DOJ’s Family Division is responsible for adjudication of juveniles in Family Court; prosecution of child dependency and neglect cases; securing and enforcing child support orders; enforcing truancy laws; and overseeing the work of DOJ’s ombudsman for school bullying incidents.
Layton takes over the Family Division director position on January 9, 2017, when current director LaKresha Roberts becomes the new Chief Deputy for the Department of Justice.
Related Topics: Attorney General Matt Denn, Delaware Department of Justice, Family Division
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