§ 351 DSCYF assessment required; exceptions
§ 352 Regulation of placement system and of homes where children are placed
§ 353 Duty of placement agencies to comply with Division’s rules
§ 354 Power of placement agencies to remove dependent children; penalty for …
§ 355 Penalties
§ 356 Kinship Care Program
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Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 31 > Chapter 3 > Subchapter IV - Placement of Dependent Children

  • Child: means a person who has not yet attained the child's eighteenth birthday. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 301
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • dependent child: is a s defined in § 901 of Title 10. See Delaware Code Title 31 Sec. 301
  • 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