Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 9019 – Liability for maintenance of children in care of Department; …
(a) Any person liable for the support of a child under any law of this State shall be liable for the care, maintenance and support furnished to a child committed or admitted to any service provided by the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 29 Sec. 9019
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- 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.
- 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 Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may collect from any such person all moneys necessary to discharge and pay all liability of such child for the child’s care, maintenance and support; provided, however, that such liability is based upon ability to pay and in accordance with § 7940 of this title.
(c) The Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may also proceed for the recovery of the moneys necessary for care, maintenance and support in an action to be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the Department.
(d) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund.
65 Del. Laws, c. 211, § ?3; 67 Del. Laws, c. 70, §§ ?1-3; 67 Del. Laws, c. 398, § ?2; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 138, § ?11;