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DELAWARE COURT RULES
Court/Agency Rules Notes/Amendments
Board of Bar Examiners of the Delaware Supreme Court Board Rules
Effective September 19, 2002

 

Board of Professional Responsibility Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Disciplinary Procedure
Effective March 9, 2000 and current through most recent amendment on July 15, 2008
 
Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules of the Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law
Last updated September 10, 2003

 

Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Delaware Supreme Court Delaware Rules for Continuing Legal Education
Effective July 9, 2004

Order Amending Rule 7(E) (April 24, 2008)

Court of Chancery Chancery*

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

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

Standing Order In Re: Special Process Server Requirements (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 Fees (February 25, 2008)

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

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

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

Amended Standing Order listing matters or causes to be filed and docketed as civil actions (October 31, 2007 - revised on 11/20/07)

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

Administrative Directive amending the eFile Administrative Procedures (March 15, 2007)

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

Court of Common Pleas Civil Rules
Effective May 15, 2006

Order Adopting a new Rule 84 (effective August 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 109 (effective September 1, 2008)

Order Adopting a new Rule 79 (effective September 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 16 and Deleting Rule 16.1(effective March 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 109 (July 25, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 70 (May 26, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 109 (May 26, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 72.3 (January 17, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 109 (January 17, 2007)

Criminal Rules
Effective May 15, 2006

Order Amending Rule 58 (effective September 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 58 (July 25, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 32 (September 14, 2006)

Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct

Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct pdf icon  
Effective July 1, 2003 and current through most recent amendment on January 7, 2008

Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct with Comments pdf icon  
Effective July 1, 2003 and current through most recent amendment on January 7, 2008

Order Amending the Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct (May 14, 2008)

 

Family Court Civil Rules*

The Family Court is a statewide statutory court with original civil jurisdiction over family and child matters. This jurisdiction is broadly defined in 10 Del.C. 921.

Order Creating Section XVII Delaware Child Support Formula of the Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure (effective August 28, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 216(a) (effective August 28, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 208 (effective August 28, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 53.1 (effective August 28, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 3 (effective August 28, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 16.2 (effective January 1, 2008)

Order Amending Rule 65.2 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Creating Section XVI Protection From Abuse Proceedings (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 90.1 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 208 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Creating Rule 303 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Interim Rule 214 (August 20, 2007)

Order Adding Rule 90.4 (August 8, 2007)

Order Creating Rule 302 (February 12, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 65.2 (Interim Visitation)(effective January 10, 2007)

Criminal Rules*

The Family Court is a statewide court with criminal jurisdiction over family and child matters. This jurisdiction is broadly defined in 10 Del.C. 922.

Order Amending Rule 39 (October 30, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 24 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Amending Rule 62 (effective September 11, 2007)

Order Adding Rule 62.1 (August 8, 2007)

Justice of the Peace Court Civil Rules
Effective June 15, 2000

Order Amending Civil Rule 79.1 (October 19, 2007)

Order Amending Civil Rule 77 and Criminal Rule 58 (September 28, 2007) 

Criminal Rules
Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection of the Bar of Delaware Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Rules

 

Superior Court Civil Rules*

 

Criminal Rules*

Amended Rule 62--Add sub paragraph (e). Appeal of Commissioner's judgment of conviction or sentence (effective November 1, 2006)

Procedural Rules - Weapons Permit Rule 11 Del. C. § 1441—Issuance & Renewal of Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons.
Supreme Court 

Supreme Court Rules*

Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 15(b)New icon (June 27, 2008)

Order Promulgating New Supreme Court Rule 58(May 14, 2008)

Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 62(a) and Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Disciplinary Procedure (May 14, 2008)

Order Amending the Application Required Pursuant to Rule 55.2 (March 10, 2008)

Internal Operating Procedures

Order Amending Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedure X(8) (August 15, 2006)

Order Ameding the Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures (January 30, 2006)

Order Amending the Supreme Court Internal Operating Procedures (April 29, 2003)

Statewide/Other     Delaware Uniform Rules of Evidence* JP Court Q&A's
Delaware Code Online site maintained by the State of Delaware
Delaware Appellate Handbook
Second Edition (September, 1996)
 
Delaware Judges Code of Judicial Conduct*  
Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Judges Order Adopting Rules (November 11, 2003)
Principles of Professionalism for Delaware Lawyers Order Adopting Rules (November 11, 2003)
Rules Concerning Unauthorized Court Reporting Practices
Effective May 26, 2005
 

*Online version courtesy of LEXIS Publishing

 


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