{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-722a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 722A","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this subchapter is to protect children from sex offenders by presuming that it is not in the best interests of a child to be placed in a custodial, residential or unsupervised visitation arrangement with a sex offender, regardless of whether the sex offender’s victim was an adult or a child.\nNothing in this subchapter shall preclude the court from denying custody, residency or visitation under other appropriate circumstances, including denying same under an ex parte or other emergency order.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 7A. Child Protection From Domestic Violence and Sex Offenders Act","Subchapter II. Child Protection From Sex Offenders Act"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c007a/sc02/index.html#722A","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"1b1b0418f0d9bf1fdc279225baf009f9969d205b7cb0f1e94446d98283948c49","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-721a","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-723a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}