Except as expressly provided in §§ 501 and 502 of this title, the duty to support a poor person unable to support himself/herself rests upon the spouse, parents, or children, in that order, subject to § 504 of this title as to expenses described therein. If the relation prior in order shall not be able, the next in order shall be liable, and several relations of the same order shall, if able, contribute according to their means.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 5. DESERTION AND SUPPORT
§ 501. Duty to support minor child; duty to support child over 18 years of age.
§ 502. Duty to support spouse.
§ 503. Duty to support a poor person.
§ 504. Duty to support woman with child conceived out of wedlock.
§ 505. Priority among dependents.
§ 506. Failure to support for just cause.
§ 507. Jurisdiction in Family Court; termination of Chancery Court jurisdiction.
§ 508. Jurisdiction in Family Court; enforcement of support orders entered by Superior Court.