Delaware § 1114 Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order

Delaware Statutes

§ 1114 — Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order

Delaware § 1114

Title13

Ch. 11TERMINATION AND TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS IN ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS

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Del. Code tit. 13, § 1114 (2026).

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If the Court issues an order terminating existing parental rights and transferring them to DSCYF or a licensed agency, all of the following must occur:

(1)The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.

(2)Every 6 months after the Court issues the order, or more frequently at the Court’s discretion, and until an adoption decree, guardianship, or permanent guardianship order is entered, the Court shall convene a hearing or require the agency to submit to the Court a written report that must include at least all of the following: a. Details of the agency’s reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan. b. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan. c. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be

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If the Court issues an order terminating existing parental rights and transferring them to DSCYF or a licensed agency, all of the following must occur:

(1) The agency shall attempt to promptly place the child for adoption.

(2) Every 6 months after the Court issues the order, or more frequently at the Court’s discretion, and until an adoption decree, guardianship, or permanent guardianship order is entered, the Court shall convene a hearing or require the agency to submit to the Court a written report that must include at least all of the following:

a. Details of the agency’s reasonable efforts toward finalizing a permanency plan.

b. A description of the steps the agency took to achieve the permanency plan.

c. A description of barriers to the permanency plan and how the barriers may be overcome.