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November 4, 2022§ 2321. Consent by parent
Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the parent or parents may voluntarily consent to the guardianship.
Statutes: Delaware
- Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedures
- Part 1. Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction and Operation of Courts
- Chapter 9. THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
- Subchapter I. Organization, Administration and Operation
- Subchapter II. Jurisdiction and Powers
- Subchapter III. Procedure
- Part C. Adult Proceedings
- Part D. Protection From Abuse Proceedings.
- § 1041. Definitions
- § 1042. Commencement of action; procedure
- § 1043. Ex parte orders and emergency hearings
- § 1044. Nonemergency hearings
- § 1045. Relief available; duration of orders, modification and termination
- § 1046. Enforcement; sanctions for violation of order
- § 1047. Nonpreclusion of remedies
- § 1048. Jurisdiction
- Part E. Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders
- Part F. Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic-Violence Protection Orders Act
- Chapter 9. THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
- Part IV. Special Proceedings
- Part VII. Justices of the Peace
- Part 1. Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction and Operation of Courts
- Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure
- Part I. Delaware Criminal Code
- Chapter 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING OFFENSES
- Chapter 5. SPECIFIC OFFENSES
- Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person
- Subpart A. Assaults and Related Offenses
- § 601. Offensive touching; unclassified misdemeanor; class A misdemeanor
- § 602. Menacing; unclassified misdemeanor
- § 603. Reckless endangering in the second degree; class A misdemeanor
- § 604. Reckless endangering in the first degree; class E felony
- § 605. Abuse of a pregnant female in the second degree; class C felony
- § 606. Abuse of a pregnant female in the first degree; class B felony
- § 607. Strangulation or suffocation; penalty; affirmative defense
- § 607A. Aggravated Strangulation; penalty; defenses
- § 611. Assault in the third degree; class A misdemeanor
- § 612. Assault in the second degree; class D felony
- § 613. Assault in the first degree; class B felony
- § 614. Abuse of a sports official; class G felony; class A misdemeanor
- § 621. Terroristic threatening
- § 625. Unlawfully administering drugs; class A misdemeanor
- § 628. Vehicular assault in the second degree; class B misdemeanor
- Subpart D. Sexual Offenses
- § 761. Definitions generally applicable to sexual offenses
- § 762. Provisions generally applicable to sexual offenses
- § 763. Sexual harassment; unclassified misdemeanor
- § 764. Indecent exposure in the second degree; unclassified misdemeanor
- § 765. Indecent exposure in the first degree; class A misdemeanor
- § 767. Unlawful sexual contact in the third degree; class A misdemeanor
- § 768. Unlawful sexual contact in the second degree; class F felony
- § 769. Unlawful sexual contact in the first degree; class D felony
- § 770. Rape in the fourth degree; class C felony
- § 771. Rape in the third degree; class B felony
- § 772. Rape in the second degree; class B felony
- § 773. Rape in the first degree; class A felony
- § 774. Sexual extortion; class E felony
- Subpart E. Kidnapping and Related Offenses
- § 781. Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree; class A misdemeanor
- § 782. Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree; class G felony
- § 783. Kidnapping in the second degree; class C felony
- § 783A. Kidnapping in the first degree; class B felony
- § 785. Interference with custody; class G felony; class A misdemeanor
- Subpart F. Coercion
- Subpart A. Assaults and Related Offenses
- Subchapter III. Offenses Involving Property
- Subpart A. Arson and Related Offenses
- Subpart B. Criminal Trespass and Burglary
- § 820. Trespassing with intent to peer or peep into a window or door of another; class B misdemeanor
- § 821. Criminal trespass in the third degree; a violation
- § 822. Criminal trespass in the second degree; unclassified misdemeanor
- § 823. Criminal trespass in the first degree; class A misdemeanor
- § 824. Burglary in the third degree; class F felony
- § 825. Burglary in the second degree; class D felony
- § 826. Burglary in the first degree; class C felony
- Subpart D. Theft and Related Offenses
- Subpart I. Other Frauds and Cheats
- Subchapter V. Offenses Relating to Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Subchapter VI. Offenses Against Public Administration
- Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency
- Subchapter II. Offenses Against the Person
- Part II. Criminal Procedure Generally
- Part I. Delaware Criminal Code
- Title 13. Domestic Relations
- Chapter 1. MARRIAGE
- Chapter 5. DESERTION AND SUPPORT
- Chapter 7. PARENTS AND CHILDREN
- Subchapter I. General Provisions
- Subchapter II. Custody Proceedings
- § 721. Commencement of proceedings; venue; notice; pleadings; attorney for child; removal from jurisdiction; considerations
- § 722. Best interests of child
- § 723. Temporary orders
- § 724. Interviews
- § 726. Hearings
- § 727. Custody
- § 728. Residence; visitation; sanctions
- § 729. Modification of prior orders
- § 730. Petition to modify custody
- § 731. Attorney's fees
- § 732. Procedural rights
- § 733. Stepparent custody in certain circumstances
- § 734. Relocation
- Chapter 7A. CHILD PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEX OFFENDERS ACT
- Subchapter I. Child Protection from Domestic Violence Act
- § 701A. Title
- § 702A. Purpose
- § 703A. Definitions
- § 704A. Fleeing from domestic violence
- § 705A. Rebuttable presumption against custody or residence of minor child to perpetrator of domestic violence
- § 706A. Evidence of domestic violence
- § 707A. Counseling
- § 708A. Visitation
- § 709A. Modification of orders
- § 711A. Ordered mediation prohibited
- Subchapter I. Child Protection from Domestic Violence Act
- Chapter 8. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT
- Chapter 15. DIVORCE AND ANNULMENT
- § 1502. Purpose; construction
- § 1503. Definitions
- § 1504. Jurisdiction; residence; procedure
- § 1505. Divorce; marriage irretrievably broken and reconciliation improbable; defenses; efforts at reconciliation
- § 1506. Annulment
- § 1507. Petition for divorce or annulment
- § 1509. Preliminary injunction; interim orders pending final hearing
- § 1511. Response; counterclaim; prayers; reply to counterclaim
- § 1512. Alimony in divorce and annulment actions; award; limitations
- § 1513. Disposition of marital property; imposition of lien; insurance policies
- § 1514. Resumption of maiden or former name
- § 1515. Attorneys’ fees
- § 1519. Modification or termination of decree or order; termination of alimony; enforcement of alimony order
- § 1520. Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order
- CHAPTER 19. UNIFORM CHILD CUSTODY JURISDICTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
- Chapter 23. GUARDIANSHIP OF A CHILD
- Chapter 24. THIRD PARTY VISITATION
- Chapter 25. DSCYF CUSTODY
- Title 16. Health and Safety
