How is child Custody decided in Delaware?

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How is child Custody decided in Delaware?


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Child Support and Visitation in Delaware

In Delaware, the courts follow Delaware Laws, Chapter 567, Section 1 as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of support that is to be paid. Child support must continue until the child either turns 19 or graduates high school, whichever comes first. In Delaware, if the non-custodial spouse violates the visitation order, you may file an order to hold him or her in contempt of the court. check to learn more.

Child Custody in Delaware

In Delaware, a child custody order may be modified only if an application for modification is filed within two years after the court's most recent custody order. Delaware courts permit and encourage the child to have frequent and meaningful contact with both parents unless after a hearing it is determined that contact of the child with one parent would endanger the child's physical health or significantly impair his or her emotional development. check to learn more.