No attorney, director, investigator, social worker or other person employed or contracted by or volunteering for the Office of Child Advocate shall be subject to suit directly, derivatively or by way of contribution or indemnification for any civil damages under the laws of Delaware resulting from any act or omission performed during or in connection with the discharge of his or her duties with the Office within the scope of his or her employment or appointment, unless the act or omission was done with gross or wanton negligence, or maliciously, or in bad faith.

72 Del. Laws, c. 167, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 72 Del. Laws, c. 451, § ?10; 73 Del. Laws, c. 277, § ?5;

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Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 9008A

  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC