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Court of Chancery

 Court of Chancery Sussex County

Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 173New icon (June 4, 2009)

Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 3New icon (June 4, 2009)

Administrative Directive Amended No. 2003-1 Regarding eFile Administrative Procedures (March 15, 2007)

Standing Order In Re: Administration of Guardianships in the Court of Chancery (March 5, 2009)

Standing Order Regarding Clarification of Fees Charged for Case File Retrieval (effective February 24, 2009)

Amendments to Court of Chancery Rule 3(aa) and Rule 15(c)(3) (effective March 2, 2009)

Revised Standing Order Governing E-Filing Confidential Documents (November 12, 2008)

Standing Order regarding Governing E-Filing of Confidential Documents (October 6, 2008) (Revised on 11/12/08)

Standing Order regarding out-of-state attorneys attempting to add themelves to e-filed actionspdf icon (August 4, 2008)

Standing Order regarding application of a standardized procedure for all Petitions to Approve Designated Custodian under the Delaware Uniform Transfer to Minors Actpdf icon (July 22, 2008)

Standing Order In Re: Special Process Server Requirementspdf icon (March 31, 2008)
Related forms: SPS Certification, SPS Court Authorization, SPS Requirements, SPS Application, SPS Company/Firm Application

Standing Order In Re: Mediation Fees and Scanning Feespdf icon (February 25, 2008)

Amended Standing Order Regarding Attorney Ad Litem Fee Applicationspdf icon (February 14, 2008)

Standing Order regarding size of e-filed civil miscellaneous documentspdf icon (November 19, 2007)

Revised Amended Standing Order listing matters or causes to be filed and docketed as civil actionspdf icon (November 20, 2007)

Standing Order regarding electronic docketing and statistics maintenancepdf icon (November 8, 2007)

Notice of Electronic Filingpdf icon

Administrative Directive No. 2007-1: eFile Administrative Procedurespdf icon (October 15, 2007)

Standing Order Regarding Court Security Assessment Fundspdf icon (July 12, 2007)

New Statutory Procedures for suits enforcing deed covenants or restrictions.pdf icon (January 26, 2007)

Standing Order regarding mandatory mediation and an expedited procedure in certain deed restriction cases.pdf icon (January 31, 2007)

Mediator's Report in Expedited Deed Restriction Casepdf icon

The Delaware Court of Chancery is widely recognized as the nation's preeminent forum for the determination of disputes involving the internal affairs of the thousands upon thousands of Delaware corporations and other business entities through which a vast amount of the world's commercial affairs is conducted. Its unique competence in and exposure to issues of business law are unmatched.

Currently the Court through a private vendor has made docket information and pleadings available over the internet for civil actions filed in the Court of Chancery (See LexisNexis.com/fileandserve.  Please see disclaimer* below regarding this referenced site).

*There is a charge for using the referenced sites above. These sites are not maintained by the Delaware Court of Chancery and are the responsibility of the referenced site's webmaster.

Handbook for Guardianspdf icon

Best Practices for Persons Filing Civil Action Cases in the Court of Chancery
Mediation Guideline Pamphlet for the Court of Chancerypdf icon
"Mediation-Only" Filings in the Delaware Court of Chancery: Can New Value Be Added By One Of America's Business Courts?" by Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. as published in the Duke Law Journal.

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