Delaware General Assembly

Signed 8/3/16

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

5/5/16

Bolden

Sen. Blevins

Reps. Baumbach, Heffernan, Keeley, Lynn, Osienski, Potter, M. Smith
Sen. Lopez, Peterson

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 10 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.

This bill amends the definition of family to make spouses and couples gender neutral. This bill also permits the transfer of misdemeanor criminal jurisdiction in cases involving former spouses, persons cohabitating with or without a child in common, and persons living apart with a child in common from the Court of Common Pleas to Family Court. Currently, Family Court has civil jurisdiction to issue civil protective orders between former spouses, persons cohabitating with or without a child in common, and persons living apart with a child in common and this bill would add misdemeanor criminal jurisdiction for those relationships to Family Court.

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