Rule 90.1 – Records; Privacy

May 15, 2021 | Delaware, Family Law

(a) Without the permission of the Court, no complaint or other paper instituting an action and no paper ordered to be served shall be released for examination or publication by the Clerk or by the sheriff until a return showing service on all designated parties is made to the Clerk.

(b) If service is to be made on a nonresident, the material shall not be released, without the permission of the Court, until at least 10 days after any required mailing.

(c) Unless otherwise required by statute or rule, all records of proceedings before the Court shall be private and shall not be open or available to anyone except (1) the Court and its staff, or (2) the parties and their attorneys, or (3) other courts and public agencies, or (4) persons specifically approved by the Court because they have a legitimate interest in the records, subject in all events to such reasonable restrictions, conditions or limitations as the Court may impose.

(d) Examination of court records is also governed by instructions to the Clerk from the Court.

Del. Fam. Ct. R. Civ. P. 90.1

Amended June 4, 2007, eff. Sept. 11, 2007.