Venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this State in which:

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 8-605

  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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

(1) The child resides or is found;

(2) The respondent resides or is found if the child does not reside in this State; or

(3) A proceeding for probate or administration of the presumed or alleged father’s estate has been commenced.

74 Del. Laws, c. 136, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1;