Delaware General Assembly

Signed 9/15/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

3/25/21

Lynn

Reps. Bush, K. Williams
Sen. Paradee

Reps. Baumbach, Bennett, Bolden, Brady, Dorsey Walker, Mitchell, Morrison, Schwartzkopf, D. Short, Smyk
Sen. Gay, Hansen, Sokola

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN.

The Bill sets forth 8 factors a court must consider in determining a proposed relocation of a child for a period of 60 days or more in litigation involving custody or visitation. These factors include: (1) the nature, quality, extent, and duration of the child’s relationship with the individual proposing to relocate and with the non-relocating individuals, siblings and other significant persons in the child’s life; (2) the age, developmental stage, needs of the child, and the likely impact of the relocation on the child, taking into account any special needs of the child; (3) the feasibility of preserving the relationship between the non-relocating individual and the child; (4) the child’s preference; (5) any established patterns of the relocating individual to thwart or promote the relationship between the child and non-relocating individual; (6) whether the relocation will enhance the general quality of life of the child and relocating individual; (7) the reasons for requesting and opposing the relocation; and (8) any other factor affecting the best interests of the child.

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9/15/21

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