Delaware § 951 Who may adopt

Delaware Statutes

§ 951 — Who may adopt

Delaware § 951

Title13

Ch. 9ADOPTION

Subch.Persons 18 Years of Age or Over

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 13, § 951 (2026).

Text

The following persons, who desire to adopt any person or persons over 18 years of age, shall file a petition in the Family Court of the county in which any of the petitioner(s) or the person(s) to be adopted resides:

(1)Any person petitioning individually;

(2)A married couple petitioning jointly; or

(3)A nonmarried couple petitioning jointly, provided that they are cohabiting, as that term is defined in § 1512(g) of this title.

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The following persons, who desire to adopt any person or persons over 18 years of age, shall file a petition in the Family Court of the county in which any of the petitioner(s) or the person(s) to be adopted resides:

(1) Any person petitioning individually;

(2) A married couple petitioning jointly; or

(3) A nonmarried couple petitioning jointly, provided that they are cohabiting, as that term is defined in § 1512(g) of this title.

Legislative History

27 Del. Laws, c. 263, §§ 1-3 ; Code 1915, § 3067; Code 1935, § 3553; 13 Del. C. 1953, § 951; 57 Del. Laws, c. 402, § 2 ; 59 Del. Laws, c. 466, § 12 ; 62 Del. Laws, c. 402, § 1 ; 82 Del. Laws, c. 171, § 2