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§ 2320. Persons eligible to petition for guardianship.

Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, any adult person or persons may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order regarding a child not his, hers or theirs. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, DSCYF, the Division, a licensed agency, the guardian ad litem or a hospital that has an interest in the health, education or welfare of a child or children may petition the Family Court for a guardianship order so long as the proposed guardian or guardians consent to the appointment.

73 Del. Laws, c. 150, § 1;  70 Del Laws, c. 186,, § 1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 360, § 1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 246, § 1;