{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-501","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 501","heading":"Duty to support minor child; duty to support child over 18 years of age.","body":"(a) The duty to support a child under the age of 18 years, whether born in or out of wedlock, rests primarily upon the child’s parents.\n(b) Where the parents are unable to provide a minor child’s minimum needs, a stepparent or a person who cohabits in the relationship of husband and wife with the parent of a minor child shall be under a duty to provide those needs. Such duty shall exist only while the child makes residence with such stepparent or person and the marriage or cohabitation continues.\n(c) The duty to support a child under 18 years of age, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall rest equally upon both parents.\n(d) Both parents have a duty to support their child over 18 years of age if such child is a student in high school and is likely to graduate. This duty ends when the child receives a high school diploma or attains age 19, whichever event first occurs.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 5. Desertion and Support","Subchapter I. Duty to Support"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c005/sc01/index.html#501","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"a77e8cd319aa5ae3d5ebc3e7aa785aa5e2bb5feccbe0e021252adc6c4244a387","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-412","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}