Personal jurisdiction [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].
Del. Code tit. 13, § 8-604
in effect(a) The court may adjudicate an individual’s parentage of a child only if the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.
(b) A court of this State with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in § 6-201 of this title are satisfied.
(c) Lack of jurisdiction over 1 individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc06/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
