A tribunal of this State exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this chapter, under other law of this State relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this State pursuant to § 6-316 of this title, communicate with a tribunal outside this State pursuant to § 6-317 of this title, and obtain discovery through a tribunal outside this State pursuant to § 6-318 of this title. In all other respects subchapters III through VI of this chapter do not apply and the tribunal shall apply the procedural and substantive law of this State.

69 Del. Laws, c. 238, § ?1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 64, § ?1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 60, § ?2;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 6-210

  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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