Delaware Code > Title 13 > Chapter 6 > Subchapter IV – Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage
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| § 6-401 | Establishment of support order |
| § 6-402 | Proceeding to determine parentage |
Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 13 > Chapter 6 > Subchapter IV - Establishment of Support Order or Determination of Parentage
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- 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