It is difficult for a child to petition the court to obtain any form of relief. There is a petition for emancipation but that is for when a child...

If one parent has the child to the exclusion of the other parent, there is probably a good reason why the other parent has little or no contact...

If a person owes child support arrears to a state entity that collects child support, in Delaware it is the Division of Child Support Services,...

Get two people out

In order for a party to obtain relief to dispose of, obtain possession, or sell a house owned by a married couple, he or she must go to the...

Yes. A parent with minor children in Delaware can contact the Delaware Division of Support Services for assistance in obtaining a Delaware, or...

An Order for Protection from Abuse can provide no contact for one or more years, but the relief of granting exclusive use and possession of a home...

Does my 5 year old daughter need to use her hyphenated last name? What situations is it absolutely needed to use it?

Why ask for trouble? Every person has an identity that starts with the decision or accident of two people having a child. The child has the right...

Agreements between divorced people and even Family Court Orders do not have any affect on the debt that is owed to a third party. Simply put, the...

Where should I file for custody?

UCCJEA questions are not easily handled by laypersons. The home state of a child is, generally, where the child has lived for the last six months....

In Donald C. vs. Tanya T., Del. Fam., File No. CS92-4039, (May 26, 2009) Judge Peter B. Jones held that the Delaware follows the common law that...