Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1102 – Jurisdiction and venue
(a) The Court has exclusive jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter to terminate parental rights.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1102
- Child: means as defined in § 302 of Title 1. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
- Court: means the Family Court of the State of Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Parent: means as defined in § 8-102 of this title. See Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 1101
(b) A petition for termination of parental rights may be filed in the Court of any of the following counties:
(1) The county in which a parent resides.
(2) The county in which the organization having legal or physical care, custody, or control of the child is located.
(3) The county in which the child resides.
(c) If the Court assumes jurisdiction under this chapter, it is deemed to have retained jurisdiction under Chapter 9 of this title relating to adoption.
48 Del. Laws, c. 135, §§ ?2, 5; 13 Del. C. 1953, § ?1102; 50 Del. Laws, c. 17, § ?1; 57 Del. Laws, c. 363, § ?9; 57 Del. Laws, c. 402, § ?2; 62 Del. Laws, c. 402, § ?3; 68 Del. Laws, c. 276, § ?1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 226, § 2;