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13 Del. C. § 2350 (2026)

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Permanent guardianship models the requirements of “legal guardianship” under the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, Public Law 105-89, § 101(b), 42 U.S.C., § 675(7). Permanent guardianship is intended to create a relationship between a child and caretaker which is permanent and self-sustaining, and which creates a permanent family for the child without complete severance of the biological bond.

73 Del. Laws, c. 150, §  1; 
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Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Sackman v. Seaburn, 226 A.3d 741 (Del. 2020).
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Sackman v. Seaburn, 226 A.3d 741 (Del. 2020). “13 Del. C. § 2350. But a “[p]ermanent guardianship is intended to create a relationship between a child and caretaker which is permanent and self-sustaining, and which creates a permanent family for the child without complete severance of the biological bond.”
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