Rule 111 – Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption

May 15, 2021 | Delaware, Family Law

(a) Petitions for termination of parental rights and for adoption, and the proceedings thereon, shall conform to these Rules to the extent applicable and to the requirements of the applicable statutes. All such matters shall be heard privately by the Court and the identity of the parties shall not be disclosed in the Court’s published opinion unless the Court determines otherwise for good cause shown.

(b) All foreign adoption filings in which the original birth certificate and any and all other pertinent foreign documents are in a foreign language must be accompanied by a translation of the documents into the English language. Said translation must include a certification that it is a true and correct translation of the documents.

(c) In termination of parental rights cases in which notice to the father must be provided by publication and in which the mother of the child has consented to the termination, the name of the mother shall not be provided in the publication. The publication shall include language indicating that the father can obtain the name of the mother by contacting the Family Court in the county in which the action was filed.

Del. Fam. Ct. R. Civ. P. 111