HB122: An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Family Court's Criminal Jurisdiction.

Legislative Summary

This Act clarifies and refines the criminal jurisdiction of Family Court. First, this Act alters the definition of family by removing the requirement that both parties be residents of this state. Second, this Act provides concurrent criminal jurisdiction in Family Court and the Court of Common Pleas for certain criminal offenses where the parentage of a child in common is in dispute. Finally, this Act provides Family Court and the Court of Common Pleas with concurrent criminal jurisdiction over non-felony, adult criminal cases that include charges that fall within both Family Courts and Court of Common Pleas jurisdiction.