In our Delaware Custody section, we re-wrote Can a parent who committed violence get sole or joint custody? to better explain the ”rebuttable presumption” against awarding custody or primary residence to a perpetrator of domestic violence. We also defined “perpetrator of domestic violence” according to its legal definition and listed (and hyperlinked) the crimes for which a person must be convicted to be considered a perpetrator. We also created a new question called During a custody proceeding, if a parent wants to relocate with the child, what factors will the judge consider? based on a new law that became effective in September 2021 and the related statute to the Selected Delaware Statutes page.
In addition, we added the crimes of “child abuse” in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees as well as “reckless burning or exploding” to our Delaware Crimes page and our Selected Delaware Statutes page.




