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2022 Delaware Code
Title 13 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 25. DSCYF CUSTODY
Subchapter I. General Provisions
§ 2503. Jurisdiction and venue.
Universal Citation: 13 DE Code § 2503 (2022)
§ 2503. Jurisdiction and venue.
(a) The Family Court shall have jurisdiction over proceedings under this chapter to grant, modify and/or terminate DSCYF custody orders.
(b) A petition for DSCYF custody under this chapter may be filed in the Family Court of any of the following counties:
(1) The county in which the organization or persons, having legal or physical care, custody, or control of the child is located; or
(2) The county in which the child resides.
(c) The provisions of §§ 722, 724, 728(d)-(f) of this title and Chapters 7A and 24 of this title shall be applicable to proceedings filed under this chapter.
77 Del. Laws, c. 43, § 10;
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