HB434

An Act To Amend Title 13 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Custody Proceedings.

Introduced·5/21/26
Draft Text

Delaware HB434 amends custody proceedings to include a rebuttable presumption of equal parenting time.

Delaware HB434 amends Title 13 of the Delaware Code to modify custody proceedings. It establishes a rebuttable presumption favoring equal parenting time if both parents reside within 25 miles of the child's daycare, preschool, school, or other reasonable location. The court must make specific, written findings of fact and specify the clear and convincing evidence on which it relied in making this determination.

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Judiciary Committee
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History

May 21

House

Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House