Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 8-103 – Scope of chapter; choice of law
(a) This chapter applies to determinations of parentage in this State.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 8-103
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- 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
(b) The court shall apply the law of this State to adjudicate the parent-child relationship. The applicable law does not depend on:
(1) The place of birth of the child; or
(2) The past or present residence of the child.
(c) This chapter does not create, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or duties under other law of this State.
(d) This chapter authorizes an agreement between a woman and another person, an unmarried couple, or a married couple in which the woman relinquishes all rights as a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction, and which provides that the person or married or unmarried couple become the parents of the child. If a birth results under such an agreement and the agreement is unenforceable under the law of this State, the parent-child relationship is determined as provided in subchapter II of this chapter.
74 Del. Laws, c. 136, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 88, § ?2;