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Title 13 - Domestic Relations
CHAPTER 23. GUARDIANSHIP OF A CHILD
Subchapter II General Procedures for Appointment of Guardians
§ 2320. Persons eligible to petition for guardianship.
Universal Citation: 13 DE Code § 2320 (2017)
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, any adult person or persons may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order regarding a child not his, hers or theirs. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, DSCYF, the Division, a licensed agency, the guardian ad litem or a hospital that has an interest in the health, education or welfare of a child or children may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order so long as the proposed guardian or guardians consent to the appointment.
73 Del. Laws, c. 150, § 1; 70 Del Laws, c. 186, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 360, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 246, § 1.;
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