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2020 Delaware Code
Title 13 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 11. Termination and Transfer of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings
§ 1104 Persons eligible to petition for termination of parental rights.

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13 DE Code § 1104. (2020)
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§ 1104. Persons eligible to petition for termination of parental rights.

A petition for the termination of parental rights may be filed by any of the following:

(1) The mother of a child;

(2) The father or presumed father of a child;

(3) Both parents of a child;

(4) A blood relative of a child;

(5) The Department or a licensed agency;

(6) A guardian or permanent guardian.

48 Del. Laws, c. 135, § 3;  13 Del. C. 1953, § 1104;  49 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 1;  50 Del. Laws, c. 17, § 1;  50 Del. Laws, c. 534, § 2;  59 Del. Laws, c. 466, § 17;  60 Del. Laws, c. 241, § 10;  62 Del. Laws, c. 420, §§ 8, 9;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, § 6;  68 Del. Laws, c. 276, § 1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 32, § 4; 
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