{"data":{"id":"us-de/10-del.-c.-1044","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"10 Del. C. § 1044","heading":"Nonemergency hearings.","body":"(a) Upon receipt of a petition for a protective order, the Court shall order a hearing within 30 days.\n(b) If the Court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the alleged domestic violence has occurred, or if the respondent consents to entry of a protective order, the Court shall grant any appropriate relief, including, but not limited to, the relief set forth in § 1045 of this title.\n(c) Service of the protective order, as well as provision of copies to the parties, shall take place in accordance with § 1043(f) of this title.","path":["Title 10. Courts and Judicial Procedure","Organization, Powers, Jurisdiction and Operation of Courts","CHAPTER 9. The Family Court of the State of Delaware","Subchapter III. Procedure"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title10/c009/sc03/index.html#1044","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:12Z","sha256":"8ff853575e3f0ef17a6485c238c4b9dca09aceabe76aa9a910afa6e3ffaeb327","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/10-del.-c.-1043","next":"us-de/10-del.-c.-1045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}