Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 10 > Chapter 3 > Subchapter I - Organization and Operation

• Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302