Delaware Code

13 Del. C. § 2320 (2026)

Persons eligible to petition for guardianship

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Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, any adult person or persons may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order regarding a child who is not the adult person’s or persons’ child. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, DSCYF, the Division, a licensed agency, the child’s attorney, the guardian ad litem or a hospital that has an interest in the health, education or welfare of a child or children may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order so long as the proposed guardian or guardians consent to the appointment.

73 Del. Laws, c. 150, § 1; 70 Del Laws, c. 186,, § 1; 73 Del. Laws, c. 360, § 1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 246, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1; 84 Del. Laws, c. 128, § 2;

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Sierra & Rodriguez v. DSCYF (Del. 2020).

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Sierra & Rodriguez v. DSCYF (Del. 2020). “See 13 Del. C. § 2320 (“[A]ny adult person or persons may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order regarding a child not his, hers or theirs.”

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