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13 DE Code § 703A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 703A. Definitions.

§ 703A. Definitions. (a) “Domestic violence” includes but is not limited to physical or sexual abuse or threats of physical or sexual abuse and any other offense against the person committed by 1 parent against the other parent, against any child living in either parent's home, or against any other adult living in the child's home. “Domestic violence” does not include reasonable acts of self-defense by 1 parent for self-protection or in order to protect the child from abuse or threats of abuse by the other parent or other adult living in the child's home. (b) “Perpetrator of domestic violence” means any individual who has been convicted of committing any of the following criminal offenses in the State, or any comparable offense in another jurisdiction, against the child at issue in a custody or visitation proceeding, against the other parent of the child, or against any other adult or minor child living in the home:  (1) Any felony level offense. (2) Assault in the third degree. (3) Reckless endangering in the second degree. (4) Reckless burning or exploding. (5) Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree. (6) Unlawful sexual contact in the third degree. (7) Criminal contempt of Family Court protective order based on an assault or other physical abuse, threat of assault or other physical abuse or any other actions placing the petitioner in immediate risk or fear of bodily harm. (8) Child abuse in the third degree. 69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;  83 Del. Laws, c. 113, § 1;
13 DE Code § 704A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 704A. Fleeing from domestic violence.

§ 704A. Fleeing from domestic violence. For purposes of this title, it shall not be considered evidence of abandonment in any child custody or visitation proceeding if a parent flees from domestic violence and temporarily leaves the child behind, as long as that child is not left in immediate danger of serious physical injury. 69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;
13 DE Code § 706A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 706A. Evidence of domestic violence.

§ 706A. Evidence of domestic violence. (a) Any evidence of a past or present act of domestic violence, whether or not committed in the presence of the child, is a relevant factor that must be considered by the court in determining the legal custody and residential arrangements in accordance with the best interests of the child. (b) If sole or joint custody is awarded to, or if primary residence of a child is placed with, a party notwithstanding evidence that the party has committed acts of domestic violence against the other parent, against the child or against any other person living in the child's household, the court shall make specific written findings in support of the decision to award custody or primary residence to that party. 69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;
13 DE Code § 707A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 707A. Counseling.

§ 707A. Counseling. If the court awards sole or joint custody or primary residence to a parent who has a history of committing acts of domestic violence, that parent shall be ordered to complete a program of evaluation and counseling designed specifically for perpetrators of family violence and conducted by a public or private agency or a certified mental health professional. That parent may also be ordered to attend alcohol or drug abuse treatment and any other counseling that may be appropriate. 69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;
13 DE Code § 708A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 708A. Visitation.

§ 708A. Visitation. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this title, in all cases in which the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that 1 of the child's parents has committed an act of domestic violence against the child, against the other parent or against any other person living in the child's household the court shall determine a schedule, location and conditions for visitation that best protects the child and the victim of domestic violence from further violence. 69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;
13 DE Code § 709A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 709A. Modification of orders.

§ 709A. Modification of orders. Notwithstanding other provisions of this title:  (1) An order concerning visitation may be modified at any time if necessary to protect the safety of the child or the child's parent in light of acts of domestic violence that have occurred since the entry of the most recent visitation order. (2) A custody order may be modified at any time if a parent who has sole or joint custody has committed acts of domestic violence since the entry of the most recent custody order. (3) In determining whether a custody award should be modified, the court shall not consider noncompliance with an existing custody or visitation order or noncompliance with the duties and responsibilities under § 727 of this title if such noncompliance was caused by the parent's attempt at self-protection or protection of the child from acts of domestic violence committed since the entry of the court's most recent custody or visitation order.69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;
13 DE Code § 711A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter I. Child Protection From Domestic Violence Act|§ 711A. Ordered mediation prohibited.

§ 711A. Ordered mediation prohibited. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Family Court mediation conferences shall be prohibited in any child custody or visitation or support proceeding in which 1 of the parties has been found by a court, whether in that proceeding or in some other proceeding, to have committed an act of domestic violence against the other party or if either party has been ordered to stay away or have no contact with the other party, unless a victim of domestic violence who is represented by counsel requests such mediation. 69 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  4;  76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  3;  79 Del. Laws, c. 257, §  1;
13 DE Code § 721A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 721A. Title.

§ 721A. Title. This subchapter shall be known as and may be cited as the “Child Protection from Sex Offenders Act.” 76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 722A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 722A. Purpose.

§ 722A. Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to protect children from sex offenders by presuming that it is not in the best interests of a child to be placed in a custodial, residential or unsupervised visitation arrangement with a sex offender, regardless of whether the sex offender's victim was an adult or a child. Nothing in this subchapter shall preclude the court from denying custody, residency or visitation under other appropriate circumstances, including denying same under an ex parte or other emergency order. 76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 723A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 723A. Definitions.

§ 723A. Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter, a “sex offender” refers to any person designated by the courts of this State as a Risk Assessment Tier II or III sex offender under § 4121 of Title 11, or a person designated and treated as such by a court or a jurisdiction outside of Delaware, regardless of whether the sex offender's victim was an adult or a child. 76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 725A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 725A. Findings.

§ 725A. Findings. Should the court grant custody, residential responsibilities or visitation to a sex offender under this subchapter, the court shall make specific written findings in support of its decision, including any limitations or requirements for further counseling, services or other safeguards necessary to ensure the safety and best interests of the child continue to be served. 76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 726A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 726A. Sexual abuse without a criminal conviction.

§ 726A. Sexual abuse without a criminal conviction. In the absence of a criminal conviction, if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a parent has sexually abused a child, the court shall prohibit all visitation and contact between that parent and the child, until it considers testimony from a certified mental health professional who is the therapist for the child, as to whether such a custodial, residential or visitation arrangement is in the child's best interests. If a custodial, residential or visitation arrangement is in the child's best interests, in determining same, the court should consider all relevant factors including:  (1) Whether the abusive parent has successfully completed a treatment program of evaluation and counseling that is specifically designed for sexual abusers and is conducted by a public or private agency or a certified mental health professional, and as a result, does not pose a risk to children; (2) Whether the abusive parent has successfully completed a program of alcohol or drug abuse counseling if the court determines such counseling is appropriate; and (3) Any testimony by a certified mental health professional who is the therapist for the sexually abusive parent.76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 727A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 727A. Modification of orders.

§ 727A. Modification of orders. Notwithstanding other provisions of this title:  (1) An order concerning visitation issued under this subchapter may be modified at any time if it is in the best interests of the child and/or it is necessary to protect the safety of the child. (2) A custody order under this subchapter may be modified as provided for in § 729 of this title; however, in determining whether a custody award should be modified, the court shall not consider noncompliance with an existing custody or visitation order or noncompliance with the duties and responsibilities under § 727 of this title if such noncompliance was caused by the parent's attempt at protection of the child from sexual abuse since the entry of the court's most recent custody or visitation order.76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 728A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act|Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act|§ 728A. Ordered mediation prohibited.

§ 728A. Ordered mediation prohibited. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, Family Court mediation conferences shall be prohibited in any child custody or visitation proceeding in which 1 of the parties is a sex offender. 76 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  6;
13 DE Code § 8-101. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 8-101. Short Title.

§ 8-101. Short Title. This chapter may be cited as the “Uniform Parentage Act.” 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-103. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 8-103. Scope of chapter; choice of law.

§ 8-103. Scope of chapter; choice of law. (a) This chapter applies to determinations of parentage in this State. (b) The court shall apply the law of this State to adjudicate the parent-child relationship. The applicable law does not depend on:  (1) The place of birth of the child; or (2) The past or present residence of the child. (c) This chapter does not create, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or duties under other law of this State. (d) This chapter authorizes an agreement between a woman and another person, an unmarried couple, or a married couple in which the woman relinquishes all rights as a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction, and which provides that the person or married or unmarried couple become the parents of the child. If a birth results under such an agreement and the agreement is unenforceable under the law of this State, the parent-child relationship is determined as provided in subchapter II of this chapter. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  2;
13 DE Code § 8-104. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 8-104. Court of this State.

§ 8-104. Court of this State. The Family Court of the State of Delaware is authorized to adjudicate parentage under this chapter. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-105. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 8-105. Protection of participants.

§ 8-105. Protection of participants. (a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, any hearing or trial under this chapter shall be held in closed court without admittance of any person other than those necessary to the action or proceeding, unless the court otherwise directs for good cause. (b) Except as provided in § 8-633 of this title, all papers and records, other than the final judgment, pertaining to the action or proceeding, whether part of the permanent record of the court or of a file in the appropriate public agency or elsewhere, are subject to inspection by persons other than the parties only upon consent of the court, for good cause. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-106. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 8-106. Determination of maternity.

§ 8-106. Determination of maternity. Provisions of this chapter relating to determination of paternity apply to determinations of maternity. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-201. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter II. Parent-Child Relationship|§ 8-201. Establishment of parent-child relationship.

§ 8-201. Establishment of parent-child relationship. (a) The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by:  (1) The woman's having given birth to the child, unless she is not the intended parent pursuant to a gestational carrier arrangement; (2) An adjudication of the woman's maternity; (3) Adoption of the child by the woman; (4) A determination by the court that the woman is a de facto parent of the child; or (5) The woman's intending to be the mother of a child born pursuant to a gestational carrier arrangement; or (6) The woman's having consented to assisted reproduction by another woman under subchapter VII of this chapter which resulted in the birth of the child. (b) The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:  (1) An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under § 8-204 of this title; (2) An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under subchapter III of this chapter, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged; (3) An adjudication of the man's paternity; (4) Adoption of the child by the man; (5) The man's having consented to assisted reproduction by a woman under subchapter VII of this chapter which resulted in the birth of the child; or (6) A determination by the court that the man is a de facto parent of the child (c) De facto parent status is established if the Family Court determines that the de facto parent:  (1) Has had the support and consent of the child's parent or parents who fostered the formation and establishment of a parent-like relationship between the child and the de facto parent; (2) Has exercised parental responsibility for the child as that term is defined in § 1101 of this title; and (3) Has acted in a parental role for a length of time sufficient to have established a bonded and dependent relationship with the child that is parental in nature.74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 97, §§  1-3;  79 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  3;
13 DE Code § 8-202. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter II. Parent-Child Relationship|§ 8-202. No discrimination based on marital status.

§ 8-202. No discrimination based on marital status. A child born to parents who are not married to each other has the same rights under the law as a child born to parents who are married to each other. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-203. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter II. Parent-Child Relationship|§ 8-203. Consequences of establishment of parentage.

§ 8-203. Consequences of establishment of parentage. Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise specifically provided by other law of this State. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-204. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter II. Parent-Child Relationship|§ 8-204. Presumption of paternity in context of marriage.

§ 8-204. Presumption of paternity in context of marriage. (a) A man is presumed to be the father of a child if:  (1) He and the mother of the child are married to each other and the child is born during the marriage; (2) He and the mother of the child were married to each other and the child is born within 300 days after the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce; (3) Before the birth of the child, he and the mother of the child married each other in apparent compliance with law, even if the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and the child is born during the invalid marriage or within 300 days after its termination by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity or divorce; (4) After the birth of the child, he and the mother of the child married each other in apparent compliance with law, whether or not the marriage is or could be declared invalid, and he voluntarily asserted his paternity of the child, and:  (i) The assertion is in a record filed with the Office of Vital Statistics; (ii) He agreed to be and is named as the child's father on the child's birth certificate; or (iii) He promised in a record to support the child as his own; or (5) For the first 2 years of the child's life, he resided in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as his own. (b) A presumption of paternity established under this section may be rebutted only by an adjudication under subchapter VI of this chapter. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-301. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-301. Acknowledgement of paternity.

§ 8-301. Acknowledgement of paternity. The mother of a child and a man claiming to be the genetic father of the child may sign an acknowledgment of paternity with intent to establish the man's paternity. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-302. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-302. Execution of acknowledgment of paternity.

§ 8-302. Execution of acknowledgment of paternity. (a) An acknowledgment of paternity must:  (1) Be in a record; (2) Be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and by the man seeking to establish his paternity; (3) State that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:  (i) Does not have a presumed father, or has a presumed father whose full name is stated; and (ii) Does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father. (4) State whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man's claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and (5) State that the signatories understand that the acknowledgement is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgement is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred after 2 years. (b) An acknowledgment of paternity is void if it:  (1) States that another man is a presumed father, unless a denial of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed father is filed with the Office of Vital Statistics; (2) States that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father; or (3) Falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged or adjudicated father of the child. (c) A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-303. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-303. Denial of paternity.

§ 8-303. Denial of paternity. A presumed father may sign a denial of his paternity. The denial is valid only if:  (1) An acknowledgment of paternity signed, or otherwise authenticated, by another man is filed pursuant to § 8-305 of this title; (2) The denial is in a record, and is signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury; and (3) The presumed father has not previously:  (i) Acknowledged his paternity, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to § 8-307 of this title or successfully challenged pursuant to § 8-308 of this title; or (ii) Been adjudicated to be the father of the child.74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;