Whoever is imprisoned for the nonperformance of any order or judgment for the payment of money, or costs, by virtue of attachment, or other process, issued out of the Court of Chancery, having resided within the State for 1 year next before his or her imprisonment, may prefer to the Court of Chancery, held in the county wherein he or she is imprisoned, a petition of the same purport prescribed in § 7302 of this title. Thereupon the Court of Chancery shall have and exercise jurisdiction over the subject of such petition, in the same manner and by like proceedings, as is provided in this subchapter in the case of a petition to the Superior Court, except as it regards the directing of an issue.
Structure Delaware Code
Title 10 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
Subchapter I. Proceedings for Discharge
§ 7301. Right of discharge from imprisonment for debt; conditions.
§ 7303. Summons to creditors; service.
§ 7304. Proof of service; appearance as waiver.
§ 7305. Creditor's affidavit of fraud; jury trial.
§ 7306. Hearing by court in absence of allegation of fraud.
§ 7307. Interrogatories to petitioner.
§ 7308. Order to surrender property.
§ 7309. Penalties for fraud of petitioner.
§ 7310. Discharge of petitioner.
§ 7311. Oath of insolvency upon discharge.
§ 7312. Petitioner's assignment in trust for creditors on discharge.