{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-951","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 951","heading":"Who may adopt.","body":"The following persons, who desire to adopt any person or persons over 18 years of age, shall file a petition in the Family Court of the county in which any of the petitioner(s) or the person(s) to be adopted resides:\n(1) Any person petitioning individually;\n(2) A married couple petitioning jointly; or\n(3) A nonmarried couple petitioning jointly, provided that they are cohabiting, as that term is defined in § 1512(g) of this title.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 9. Adoption","Subchapter II. Persons 18 Years of Age or Over"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c009/sc02/index.html#951","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"e5a0671eb5c69d994651b708de7ee97b6b554f102e31e003fa111a81329203aa","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-932","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-952"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}