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
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 11-17
Date Posted: March 22, 2019
Man Pleads Guilty 11 Years After Fatal Car Crash
Date Posted: March 22, 2019
Local Online Career Resource Available for Take Your Child to Work Day
Date Posted: March 22, 2019
DNREC Recycling Program offers compost bins for sale online at discount price for pickup at three locations statewide
Date Posted: March 21, 2019
Controlled burn sets stage for U.S. 301 pollinator site
Date Posted: March 21, 2019
Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet March 26 in Dover
Date Posted: March 21, 2019
The Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary relocation of park office for Wilmington State Parks on April 1
Date Posted: March 21, 2019
Attorney General’s Office Warns Delawareans About Rental Scams
Date Posted: March 21, 2019
Davis, Hall-Long Joint Statement Urging Congress to Pass Expansion of Able Age Adjustment Act
Date Posted: March 21, 2019
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor 14 special events during April 2019
Date Posted: March 20, 2019
Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet March 28 in Dover
Date Posted: March 20, 2019
Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission names stewards for 2019
Date Posted: March 20, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces upstate trout season to open April 6 in seven New Castle County streams
Date Posted: March 20, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife to close Phillips Landing Boat Ramp two days for repaving
Date Posted: March 20, 2019
Governor Carney Releases Statement on Senate Passage of Tobacco Age Legislation
Date Posted: March 19, 2019
Governor Carney Releases Statement on House Passage of Early Voting Legislation
Date Posted: March 19, 2019
“The Rising Sun: The U.S. Constitution”: The Old State House’s Coffee-Hour Lecture Series to take place in April 2019
Date Posted: March 19, 2019
During Peak Tax Season, Consumer Protection Unit Urges Delawareans to be on Guard Against IRS Scams
Date Posted: March 19, 2019
DNREC’s Polly Drummond Hill Road demonstration yard waste site to open April 6 and close June 30
Date Posted: March 19, 2019
Delaware receives funds to increase locally grown specialty crops
Date Posted: March 19, 2019
Governor Carney, Family Services Cabinet Council Host Community Discussion
Date Posted: March 18, 2019
Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long Announces the First Round of Award Winners in the Inaugural Lt. Governor’s Challenge 2.0
Date Posted: March 18, 2019
DigiGirlz Debuts in Sussex County on May 15, 2019
Date Posted: March 18, 2019
Thirty-Six Talented State Employees and their Family Members Honored
Date Posted: March 18, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife to begin spraying mosquito larvae in wooded wetlands
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
STK Gang Member Enters Guilty Plea
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 4-10
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
Department of Justice Statement on Vaughn Trials
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
DPH to Distribute Overdose Reversing Medication Naloxone March 20, 2019 in Dover
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife encourages boaters to ‘Spring Aboard’ for boating season by taking a safety course
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
Don’t Push Your Luck This St. Patrick’s Day – Designate a Sober Driver
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
Jennings, Office of Defense Services, and Legislative Leaders Announce Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Package
Date Posted: March 15, 2019
Delaware FFA members take home state awards
Date Posted: March 14, 2019
SkillsUSA students take home state awards
Date Posted: March 14, 2019
Seek Treatment, Access to Naloxone: Three Suspected Heroin Overdose Deaths in Sussex Co. Involving Same Packet Stamp
Date Posted: March 13, 2019
Delaware Council on Boiler Safety to meet March 27 in Dover, and discuss draft Boiler Safety Regulations
Date Posted: March 13, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife begins construction on new observation tower, boardwalk at Little Creek Wildlife Area
Date Posted: March 13, 2019
DPH Launches Smartphone App Featuring Lifesaving Instructions to Reverse an Opioid Overdose
Date Posted: March 13, 2019
Delaware Will Issue April Food Benefits on April 13 to Reduce Hardships, Help Individuals and Families Budget
Date Posted: March 13, 2019
Delaware launches hemp research pilot program
Date Posted: March 13, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation announces temporary closure of Auburn Valley Trail beginning March 18
Date Posted: March 11, 2019
Free Training for Adults Willing to Coach Families with Loved Ones Suffering from Addiction, Mental Health Issues
Date Posted: March 11, 2019
Wilmington Man Pleads Guilty to 2017 Murder
Date Posted: March 8, 2019
DNREC, DHSS now accepting applications for Wastewater and Drinking Water Asset Management Incentive Programs
Date Posted: March 8, 2019
¿Eres elegible para el Crédito Tributario por Ingreso del Trabajo?
Date Posted: March 8, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 25-March 3
Date Posted: March 8, 2019
Working Individuals, Families Urged to Meet with Volunteer Tax Preparers to Check Earned Income Tax Credit Eligibility
Date Posted: March 7, 2019
Negro Travelers’ Green Book program at the New Castle Court House Museum on March 16, 2019
Date Posted: March 7, 2019
Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Statement on Senate Bill 25
Date Posted: March 6, 2019
Op-ed: Protecting the Health of our Young People by Raising the Minimum Sales Age of Tobacco Products from 18 to 21
Date Posted: March 6, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife’s DuPont Nature Center to reopen April 3
Date Posted: March 6, 2019
Health science students win state honors
Date Posted: March 6, 2019
Governor Carney Announces Support for Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sales Age
Date Posted: March 5, 2019
New resource connects small businesses with right help at right time
Date Posted: March 5, 2019
DOJ Consumer Protection Unit Warns Delawareans About Scam Utility Calls
Date Posted: March 5, 2019
Delaware Joins National Suit Against Trump Administration’s Title X “Gag Rule”
Date Posted: March 4, 2019
Attorney General Jennings Announces Independent Review of Hair Evidence in Some Pre-2000 Convictions
Date Posted: March 4, 2019
Business students take home state honors
Date Posted: March 4, 2019
Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act Regulatory Advisory Committee to meet March 12 in New Castle
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
DPH to Distribute Overdose Reversing Medication Naloxone March 9, 2019 in Georgetown
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 18-24
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
Governors Carney and Hogan, Delaware’s Federal Delegation Issue Statements on FERC Artificial Island Ruling
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
Flu Deaths Continue to Rise in Delaware; DPH Reminds Residents to Protect Themselves
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
Guilty Pleas for Bank Robber and Drug Dealer
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
Emergency quarantine declared for pest threatening Delaware
Date Posted: March 1, 2019
Tax Reform and Your Delaware Itemized Deductions
Date Posted: February 28, 2019
Wells Fargo Consumer Redress Review Program Mandated By National Settlement With AGs Starts
Date Posted: February 27, 2019
Water Infrastructure Advisory Council to meet Wednesday, March 13 in Dover
Date Posted: February 27, 2019
Nine districts win subgrants for programs supporting homeless students
Date Posted: February 27, 2019
Delaware Native Species Commission meeting rescheduled to March 8 in Dover
Date Posted: February 27, 2019
Chelsea Anokye-Agyei to Represent Delaware in 2019 Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington
Date Posted: February 27, 2019
Department of Education seeks Summer Fellows
Date Posted: February 27, 2019
Nominations for Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards Accepted through April 5
Date Posted: February 26, 2019
Site of Purported African-American Cemetery Discovered
Date Posted: February 26, 2019
DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation to host photography workshop at the Grass Dale Center in Delaware City
Date Posted: February 26, 2019
New Pre-Apprenticeship Program Begins
Date Posted: February 26, 2019
Delaware forestry banquet is March 21 in Felton; College scholarship offered
Date Posted: February 22, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 11-17
Date Posted: February 22, 2019
Prison Sentence for Hockessin Killing
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Overstated Withholding May Delay Your Tax Refund
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Media Alert: 2019 Poetry Out Loud State Finals – Tuesday, Feb. 26
Date Posted: February 22, 2019
DNREC announces the Point at Cape Henlopen to close March 1 for 2019 beachnesting season
Date Posted: February 22, 2019
DNREC’S Division of Parks & Recreation announces fee season to take effect in state parks March 1
Date Posted: February 22, 2019
New Claymont Train Station Project to Begin in Spring 2019
Date Posted: February 21, 2019
DNREC’s First State Heritage Park First Saturday focuses on women’s history for March
Date Posted: February 21, 2019
DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrest Smyrna man for firearm felonies and deer poaching
Date Posted: February 21, 2019
Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish to meet Thursday, Feb. 26 in Dover
Date Posted: February 21, 2019
State of Delaware Offices in Kent, New Castle Closing at 1:30 P.M.
Date Posted: February 20, 2019
Women’s History Month events among special programs at the museums of the State of Delaware in March 2019
Date Posted: February 20, 2019
Source Water Protection Subcommittee to meet Feb. 28 in Dover
Date Posted: February 19, 2019
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Opens First Integrated Treatment Homes in Delaware
Date Posted: February 19, 2019
Delaware Native Species Commission Feb. 20 meeting postponed
Date Posted: February 19, 2019
Attorney General Jennings Joins Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Declaration of National Emergency
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
Delaware’s Launches Girls Go CyberStart Challenge
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
Attorney General Jennings Unveils Internal Reform Measures for Criminal Prosecution
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife 2019 Delaware Fishing Guide and fishing rulers now available
Date Posted: February 18, 2019
Mountaire Farms’ Millsboro facility completes cleanup of Feb. 13 accidental wastewater release
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
Delaware’s Office of Unclaimed Property Website Is Moving
Date Posted: February 15, 2019
Governor Carney, Delaware Prosperity Partnership to Host Conversations on Economic Development
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DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Feb. 4-10
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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
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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