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Delaware Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Del.) Court of Chancery (Del. Ch.) Superior Court (Del. Super.) Court of Common Pleas (Del. C.P.) U.S. District Court (D. Del.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Bankr. D. Del.)

Delaware Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Del. Const.)
   Bills
   2013-2014 Bills (147th G.A.) 2011-2012 Bills (146th G.A.) 2009-2010 Bills (145th G.A.) 2007-2008 Bills (144th G.A.) 2005-2006 Bills (143rd G.A.) 2003-2004 Bills (142nd G.A.) 2001-2002 Bills (141st G.A.) 1999-2000 Bills (140th G.A.)
   See also the Delaware General Assembly web site.

2. Laws of Delaware (Del. Laws)
   Each volume of Laws of Delaware is a compilation of the official acts of a session of the General Assembly. Each session spans two years. After a bill passes both houses of the General Assembly and is signed by the Governor, it is assigned a chapter number unique to the current volume of Laws of Delaware.
   Delaware Code (Del. Code)
   See also uniform laws.

Delaware Rules of Procedure and Practice

Court Rules • Rules of Procedure
Supreme Court Rules (Del. S. Ct. R.) ————— Court of Chancery Rules (Del. Ch. Ct. R.) Superior Court Civil Rules (Del. Super. Ct. R.) Superior Court Criminal Rules (Del. Super. Ct. R.) Court of Common Pleas Civil Rules (Del. C.P. Ct. R.) Court of Common Pleas Criminal Rules (Del. C.P. Ct. R.) Family Court Civil Rules (Del. Fam. Ct. R.) Family Court Criminal Rules (Del. Fam. Ct. R.) Justice of the Peace Court Civil Rules (Del. J.P. Ct. R.) Justice of the Peace Court Criminal Rules (Del. J.P. Ct. R.) ————— Uniform Rules of Evidence (Del. R. Evid.) ————— U.S. District Court Rules (D. Del. R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (D. Del. Bankr. R.)
See also links to Delaware state court rules amendments and additional rules.
Rules of Practice
Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct     —With Comments Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Rules ————— Delaware Rules for Continuing Legal Education Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Disciplinary Procedure Board of Bar Examiners Rules Rules of the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law ————— Delaware Judges Code of Judicial Conduct Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Judges
Additional Resources
¶ Delaware Appellate Handbook

Delaware Administrative Law Sources

Regulations
Administrative Code (Del. Admin. Code) Landlord-Tenant Code (Del. Landlord-Tenant Code) Register of Regulations (Del. Reg.)
1. Opinions • Decisions • Orders • Rulings
   Attorney General Opinions (Ops. Del. Att’y Gen.)

Delaware Ordinances and Home-Rule Charters

Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible. See also links to city and town charters maintained on a state web site.
County Ordinances
Kent County <2> New Castle County <3> Sussex County <2>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Bethany Beach <2> Bridgeville <2> Dagsboro <2> Dewey Beach <2> Dover <3> Fenwick Island <2> Georgetown <2> Henlopen Acres <2> Lewes <2> Milford <2> Millsboro <2> New Castle <2> Newark <3> Ocean View <2> Rehoboth Beach <2> Selbyville <2> Smyrna <3> South Bethany <2> Wilmington <3>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Delaware Law-Related Periodicals

Other Delaware Commentary

1. Delaware Appellate Handbook (2nd ed. 1996) … [Delaware Supreme Court] — This handbook “was prepared to assist Delaware attorneys in appellate practice before the Delaware Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, Superior Court and Family Court.”

2. SENTAC Benchbook (2005) … [Delaware Sentencing Accountability Commission (SENTAC)] — Formerly titled Truth in Sentencing Benchbook. “This Benchbook is designed to assist sentencing judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys in the formulation of sentences that are consistent with the goals of sentencing reform promulgated by SENTAC. … This Benchbook is revised annually to reflect legislative changes since the passage of the Truth in Sentencing Act of 1989.”

3. Delaware Laws and Programs Affecting Business. Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. … [Lex Mundi]

Delaware Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Delaware Court Information

Web Sites
Supreme Court Court of Chancery Superior Court Family Court Court of Common Pleas Justice of the Peace Court ————— U.S. District Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Delaware Forms

Court Forms
Forms by Title (All Courts) ————— Supreme Court Forms Court of Chancery Forms ————— Superior Court Forms Family Court Forms Court of Common Pleas Forms Justice of the Peace Court Forms ————— U.S. District Court Forms U.S. Bankruptcy Court Forms
1. Forms of Jury Instructions: Civil • Criminal

2. Revenue Division: Individual Tax Forms • Business Tax Forms

3. Business Entity Forms …[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Delaware Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly Judicial Branch ————— Attorney General Public Defender ————— Finance Department, Revenue Division Secretary of State
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶ Vital Records — Contact Information … [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶ Workers’ Compensation — Agency Contact Information … [Robert W. McDowell / N.C. Indus. Comm’n]
Bar Associations • Law-Related Organizations
Delaware State Bar Association Delaware Trial Lawyers Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools • Admission to Practice • Continuing Legal Education
Commission on Continuing Legal Education ————— Board of Bar Examiners ————— Widener University School of Law

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Note: The Delaware State Law Library has no web site.
Delaware General Assembly Legislative Library Widener University
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Delaware Residents … [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Delaware law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Delaware.

2. Low-Cost Legal Aid … See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. Legal Services Corporation of Delaware … LSCD “provides legal representation to Delaware’s low-income population, and therefore, this site is focused primarily on legal problems and services for the poor.”
   2. Delaware Legal Help for the Poor … [Am. Bar Ass’n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA’s Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs’ web sites.
   3. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help … [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.