{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-6-204","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 6-204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this State may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this State is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n(3) If relevant, this State is the home state of the child.\n(b) A tribunal of this State may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this State for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this State;\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this State; and\n(3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 6. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","Subchapter II. Jurisdiction"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c006/sc02/index.html#6-204","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"e0769f4d807a594eea41fe174addfcd7be75a647ab9c276d641b4b3744462419","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-6-203","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-6-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}