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| Bill | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN. | The Bill sets forth 8 factors a court must consider in determining a proposed relocation of a child for a period of 60 days or more in litigation involving custody or visitation. These factors include: (1) the nature, quality, extent, and duration of the child’s relationship with the individual proposing to relocate and with the non-relocating individuals, siblings and other significant persons in the child’s life; (2) the age, developmental stage, needs of the child, and the likely impact of the relocation on the child, taking into account any special needs of the child; (3) the feasibility of preserving the relationship between the non-relocating individual and the child; (4) the child’s preference; (5) any established patterns of the relocating individual to thwart or promote the relationship between the child and non-relocating individual; (6) whether the relocation will enhance the general quality of life of the child and relocating individual; (7) the reasons for requesting and opposing the relocation; and (8) any other factor affecting the best interests of the child. | us/states/de | Delaware General Assembly | 151 | HB 136 | Delaware HB 136 (151) |
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Delaware HB 136 (151) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 13 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
The Bill sets forth 8 factors a court must consider in determining a proposed relocation of a child for a period of 60 days or more in litigation involving custody or visitation. These factors include: (1) the nature, quality, extent, and duration of the child’s relationship with the individual proposing to relocate and with the non-relocating individuals, siblings and other significant persons in the child’s life; (2) the age, developmental stage, needs of the child, and the likely impact of the relocation on the child, taking into account any special needs of the child; (3) the feasibility of preserving the relationship between the non-relocating individual and the child; (4) the child’s preference; (5) any established patterns of the relocating individual to thwart or promote the relationship between the child and non-relocating individual; (6) whether the relocation will enhance the general quality of life of the child and relocating individual; (7) the reasons for requesting and opposing the relocation; and (8) any other factor affecting the best interests of the child.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- SM — 41–0 (pass) · lower
- SM — 21–0 (pass) · upper
- SM — 20–0 (fail) · upper
Sponsors
- Kimberly Williams — primary (person)
- Sean M. Lynn — primary (person)
- Trey Paradee — primary (person)
- William Bush — primary (person)
- Andria L. Bennett — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel B. Short — cosponsor (person)
- David P. Sokola — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Gerald L. Brady — cosponsor (person)
- John L. Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle Evans Gay — cosponsor (person)
- Paul S. Baumbach — cosponsor (person)
- Peter C. Schwartzkopf — cosponsor (person)
- Sherry Dorsey Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie T. Bolden — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie L. Hansen — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen Smyk — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-03-25 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction, referral-committee - 2021-04-20 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable - 2021-04-22 Amendment HA 1 to HB 136 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction - 2021-05-18 Amendment HA 1 to HB 136 - Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
amendment-passage - 2021-05-18 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
passage - 2021-05-18 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction, referral-committee - 2021-06-10 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2021-06-29 Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2021-06-29 Reconsidered in Senate
- 2021-06-29 Roll Call Rescinded in Senate
- 2021-06-29 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
passage - 2021-09-15 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/16ffee63-6197-4475-ad19-00e2daa61dc6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).