Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1101

ABANDONMENT OF CHILD

In order to find Defendant guilty of Abandonment of a Child, you must find the

State has proved the following five (5) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

(1) Defendant was a [parent/guardian/person legally charged with the care or

custody] of [child];

(2) [child] was [less than 14 years of age/14 years of age or older] at the time

of the charged offense;

(3) Defendant deserted [name of child] at [place] on [date];

(4) Defendant meant to abandon the child permanently; and

(5) Defendant acted intentionally.

“Intentionally” means it was Defendant’s conscious objective or purpose to

desert the child permanently.