Delaware Court of Chancery Chambers Communication Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

An emergency application must first be made to the assigned Court member; if that member is unavailable, it must be made to the Chancellor, and if the Chancellor is unavailable, it may be made to another Court member as the situation dictates.

An emergency application shall be made in the first instance to the member of the Court to whom the matter is assigned. In the event such member of the Court is unavailable, the emergency application shall be made to the Chancellor. In the event the Chancellor is unavailable, the emergency application may be made to such member of the Court as the situation dictates.

CRITICALCivil cases

The guardian must notify the Register’s Office of an address or phone number change within 30 days after it occurs.

The guardian of the minor’s property shall notify the Register’s Office of any address or phone number change within 30 days of occurrence.

WARNINGCivil cases

An attorney ad litem must advise the Court if their view of the Represented Person’s best interests differs from that person’s wishes.

If the attorney ad litem’s view of the Represented Person’s best interests differs from the Represented Person’s wishes, then the attorney ad litem must advise the Court.

WARNINGCivil cases

Letters may transmit courtesy copies, update the Court, address logistics or scheduling, or address disputes over forms of order, but may not request other relief without Court authorization.

(1) Purpose. A letter may be used to transmit courtesy copies of other documents, provide an update to the Court, address logistical or scheduling issues, or address disputes over forms of order. Without authorization from the Court, a party may not request other relief by letter.

WARNINGCivil cases

Before a case is assigned to a Court member, a party may apply for argument, a hearing, or a trial date by calling or writing the Chancellor or filing a motion with the Register in Chancery.

Prior to the assignment of a case to a member of the Court, applications may be made by calling or writing the Chancellor or filing a motion with the Register in Chancery.

WARNINGCivil cases

The parties must confer and contact the Court to schedule a hearing on the exceptions.

(c) Hearing on the Exceptions. The parties shall confer and contact the Court to schedule a hearing on the exceptions to be conducted in the manner prescribed by Rule 198.

WARNINGCivil cases

After a case is assigned, a party may apply for argument, a hearing, or a trial date by calling or writing the assigned Court member or filing a motion with the Register in Chancery.

Following the assignment of a case to a member of the Court, applications may be made by calling or writing the member of the Court to whom the case has been assigned or filing a motion with the Register in Chancery.