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10 Del. C. § 6506 (2026)

Discretionary relief

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The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, will not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.

63 Del. Laws, c. 63, §  1; 
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Cited in 11 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Am. Legacy Found., 903 A.2d 728 (Del. 2006).
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Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Am. Legacy Found., 903 A.2d 728 (Del. 2006). “10 Del. C. § 6506. Discretionary relief. 37 .”
Delaware Charter Schs. Network, Inc. v. Holodick (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). · cites it 2× “In the motion for judgment on the pleadings, Plaintiffs also requested a declaration “that Section 602(c) requires that the Secretary act upon all tuition tax bills submitted within 20 days of their receipt.”
Joie v. The Delaware State Police (Del. Super. Ct. 2025). · cites it 2× “2023) (citing 10 Del. C. § 6506; Sprint Nextel Corp. v.”
Brooks v. Lynch (Del. 2016). “”8 It provides a method for resolving a dispute where no other remedy exists9 In this case, a declaratory judgment was inappropriate for several reasons First, Brooks appealed defendant Lynch’ s decision denying ultraviolet treatment of his vitiligo through the DOC’ s…”
Novarus Capital Holdings, LLC v. AFG ME West Holdings, LLC (Del. Ch. 2021). “Defendants respond that, by stacking its request for declaratory relief on top of its yet-to-be-adjudicated reformation claim, Novarus has failed to present an actual “controversy” but, instead, has initiated “precisely the kind of effort to obtain an advisory opinion that…”
Ramos v. Headstrong Grp., Inc. (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “9 10 Del. C. §6506. See, e.g., Burris v. Cross, 583 A.”
Reylek v. Albence (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “2018) (quoting 10 Del. C. § 6506). 47 Clemente v. Greyhound Corp.”
1205 Coastal, LLC v. Cove Owners Ass'n, Inc. (Del. Super. Ct. 2024). “30 10 Del. C. § 6506. 31 Hampson v. State ex rel.”
Movora, LLC v. Gendreau (Del. Super. Ct. 2024). “88 See 10 Del. C. § 6506 (“The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, will not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.”
Movora, LLC v. Gendreau (Del. Super. Ct. 2024). “88 See 10 Del. C. § 6506 (“The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, will not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.”
Richard Walton v. Amanda Walton / Amanda Walton v. Richard Walton (Del. Ch. 2025). “The essence of the declaration sought in the claim is rather amorphous, but regardless of how the claim is construed, declaratory judgment is inappropriate. To the extent that Ms.”
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