DE · rules
Del. Fam. Ct. Civ. R. 104.2
Decrees of divorce and annulment
(a) A decree of divorce or annulment shall be final immediately upon entry, subject to the right
of appeal.
(b) A decree may incorporate by reference an agreement pursuant to a separate stipulation
executed by the parties or their attorneys and approved by the Court. The agreement may
include any matters incident to a marriage, separation, or divorce.
(c) Duplicate originals or certified copies of a decree entered in a divorce proceeding shall be
furnished to each party following the entry thereof if a current address is known.
(d) Duplicate originals or certified copies of a decree entered in a contested proceeding shall not
be made available to the parties earlier than the 31st day following the entry thereof and only
then after the Clerk of the Court shall be satisfied from a letter addressed to the Clerk by the
petitioner or petitioner’s counsel that no proceedings are pending in this Court or on appeal
challenging the decree. In the Clerk’s discretion, the Clerk may require further proof or make
independent inquiry to determine whether such proceedings are pending before releasing the
decree.
History
Amended, effective Dec. 20, 2012; Sept. 22, 2021, effective Dec. 1, 2021.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- 2026-09-23
- Content hash
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