Court Notices

 Superior Court Rule Changes/Amendments:

Administrative Directive 2010-3 establishing the Complex Commercial Litigation Division. 

Administrative Directive 2010-4 assigning judges to the Complex Commercial Litigation Division panel. 

Superior Court Civil Case Information Statement as revised April 2010

Administrative Directive 2010-2 regarding ELIMINATION OF PROTHONOTARIES’ PAPER FILES IN ALL ACTIONS AND MATTERS FILED USING THE LEXISNEXIS FILE & SERVE EFILE SYSTEM

Order amending Civil Rule 90.1(b)(v) - Civil Action No. or Criminal Identification No. (effective July 1, 2009)

Order amending Civil Rule 69 - Return of Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate (effective June 1, 2009)

NEW STATUTES SIGNED INTO LAW:

House Bill No. 7 increasing from $5,000 to $10,000 the amount of damages that can be recovered against a parent or guardian of a minor under the age of 18 who causes property damage.

House Bill No. 112 as amended by House Amendment No. 1 relating to procedure for hospital visitations.

House Bill No. 104 relating to custody and third party visitation rights.  This statute establishes procedures for visitation by non-parents and establishes procedures for those seeking such visitation.

Rule Change: This is to advise that the Supreme Court recently amended The Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.15(a) to change the amount of a lawyer’s own money that can be kept in a Rule 1.15 trust/escrow account to cover bank fees and charges.  The amount under the prior Rule was $500.  Effective January 1, 2009 an attorney may now keep $1000 of his or her own money in a trust/escrow account to cover bank fees and charges.