DE · rules
Del. Fam. Ct. Civ. R. 1
Scope and purpose of rules
(a) Scope. These Rules shall govern the procedure in the Family Court of the State of Delaware
with the exceptions stated in Rule 81. They should be construed, administered and employed
by the Court and the parties to secure the just, speedy and inexpensive determination of every
proceeding.
(b) Definitions. For the purpose of these Rules, unless the context requires otherwise, any words
used herein which are also defined in Title 10 of the Delaware Code shall have the same
meaning. “Petitioner” herein shall include “Plaintiff” or “Complainant” where the latter is
used in statutes; “Respondent” herein shall similarly include “Defendant”; “Child” herein
shall similarly include “Infant” or “Minor”. “Child” is as defined by statute.
History
Amended, Sept. 1, 1987; Sept. 3, 1996; July 18, 2018, effective Dec. 1, 2018.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- 2026-09-23
- Content hash
b2cf72ce2ff56a5a7f103bdb0fa52af2e6eae28dd6631bf8d445bfc878413fde
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