Delaware HB357 amends the duty to support poor persons, clarifying the court's jurisdiction and the relatives liable for support.

Delaware HB357 amends Titles 10 and 13 of the Delaware Code to clarify the court's exclusive original civil jurisdiction over proceedings concerning the liability of relatives to support poor persons. It specifies that the duty to support a poor person unable to financially support oneself falls on the spouse, parents, or children, in that order. The bill also includes adult children with disabilities as persons unable to financially support themselves.

Delaware HB357 amends the duty to support poor persons, clarifying the court's jurisdiction and the relatives liable for support.

Delaware HB357 amends Titles 10 and 13 of the Delaware Code to clarify the court's exclusive original civil jurisdiction over proceedings concerning the liability of relatives to support poor persons. It specifies that the duty to support a poor person unable to financially support oneself falls on the spouse, parents, or children, in that order. The bill also includes adult children with disabilities as persons unable to financially support themselves.