Delaware Code

13 Del. C. § 1114 (2026)

Placement for adoption and post-termination placement order

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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.

65 Del. Laws, c. 457, § 1; 68 Del. Laws, c. 276, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 226, § 17;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Harris v. DFS (Del. 2021).

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Harris v. DFS (Del. 2021). · cites it 2× “Interpreting 13 Del. C. § 1114 to permit only adoption or permanent guardianship for a child whose parents’ parental rights were terminated, the Family Court denied Harris’s petitions because they were for standard guardianship under 13 Del.”

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