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Title 10
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Courts and Judicial Procedure
Part I
Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction and Operation of Courts
Chapter 1. SUPREME COURT
Chapter 3. COURT OF CHANCERY
Chapter 5. SUPERIOR COURT
Chapter 9. THE FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
Chapter 13. THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE
Chapter 17. Municipal Court for the City of Wilmington [Repealed].
Chapter 18. EMERGENCY INTERIM JUDICIAL SUCCESSION
Chapter 19. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COURTS AND JUDGES
Chapter 20. JUDICIAL EMERGENCY ACT
Part II
Court Officers and Employees
Chapter 21. SHERIFF
Chapter 23. PROTHONOTARY
Chapter 25. REGISTER IN CHANCERY OFFICE
Chapter 27. CONSTABLES
Chapter 28. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CONSTABLES
Chapter 29. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICERS
Part III
Procedure
Chapter 31. PROCESS; COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS
Chapter 35. ATTACHMENTS
Chapter 37. SURVIVAL OF ACTIONS AND CAUSES OF ACTION; WRONGFUL DEATH ACTIONS
Chapter 39. PLEADING AND PRACTICE
Chapter 40. TORT CLAIMS ACT
Chapter 41. DEFECTS IN RECORD
Chapter 43. EVIDENCE AND WITNESSES
Chapter 45. JURY SELECTION AND SERVICE
Chapter 47. JUDGMENTS
Chapter 48. UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT
Chapter 49. EXECUTIONS
Chapter 51. COSTS
Chapter 52. DELAWARE UNIFORM FOREIGN-MONEY CLAIMS ACT
Chapter 53. OATHS
Chapter 53A. DELAWARE UNIFORM UNSWORN FOREIGN DECLARATIONS ACT
Chapter 54. Court Interpretation and Construction of Delaware Laws [See Evans v. State, 872 A.2d 539 (Del. 2005)concerning unconstitutionality of this chapter.]
Part IV
Special Proceedings
Chapter 57. UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT
Chapter 58. DELAWARE RAPID ARBITRATION ACT
Chapter 59. CHANGE OF NAME
Chapter 61. CONDEMNATION
Chapter 62. VACATING THE DEDICATION OF OPEN SPACE AND PARKLAND
Chapter 63. UNIFORM CONTRIBUTION AMONG TORTFEASORS LAW
Chapter 65. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS
Chapter 66. STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
Chapter 67. EJECTMENT
Chapter 69. HABEAS CORPUS
Chapter 70. Delaware Wrongful Conviction Compensation and Services Act [Effective June 30, 2025].
Chapter 71. CRIMINAL NUISANCE ABATEMENT
Chapter 72. Victims of Sexual Violence Protective Order
Chapter 73. INSOLVENCY
Chapter 75. RECOGNIZANCES AND BONDS
Chapter 76. CIVIL SEXUAL ABUSE LIABILITY REPORT
Chapter 77. Lethal Violence Protective Order
Chapter 78. Delaware Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act
Part V
Limitation of Actions
Chapter 79. REAL ACTIONS
Chapter 81. PERSONAL ACTIONS
Part VI
Fees and Costs
Chapter 85. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 86. RECOUPMENT OF DEFENSE COSTS
Chapter 87. COURT, COUNTY AND OTHER PUBLIC OFFICES
Chapter 88. PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS
Chapter 89. JURORS, WITNESSES AND INTERPRETERS
Part VII
Justices of the Peace
Chapter 92. ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
Chapter 93. JURISDICTION AND VENUE
Chapter 95. PROCEDURE
Chapter 97. FEES
Chapter 98. COSTS
Chapter 99. APPEALS BY THE STATE IN CRIMINAL CASES