In any case where the Department or a licensed agency refuses to place a child for adoption when requested by the parent of the child, or refuses the request of any person that a child be placed with him or her for adoption, or terminates any placement prior to adoption contrary to the wishes of the birth parent or prospective adoptive parent of the child, the decision of the Department or a licensed agency in so refusing or so terminating shall be final unless within 30 days after notice of refusal or termination, the birth parent or proposed adoptive parent shall appeal to the Family Court of the county in which the adoption is proposed. The Department or licensed agency shall not remove a child who is legally free for adoption from an adoptive placement prior to the adoption without good cause.
Structure Delaware Code
§ 902. Jurisdiction and venue; removal of petitioner from county.
§ 903. Persons eligible to petition to adopt.
§ 904. Placement and supervision for adoption.
§ 905. Appeal from decision of the Department or licensed agency.
§ 906. Contents of petition for adoption.
§ 910. Withdrawal of petition.
§ 912. Social study and report.
§ 913. Time for filing the adoption petition.
§ 914. Death, divorce, annulment, separation of petitioner pending proceeding.
§ 918. Finality of decree of adoption.
§ 919. General effect of adoption.
§ 920. Effect of adoption on inheritance.
§ 921. Report of vital statistics data.
§ 923. Confidential nature of information; old and new birth certificates.
§ 924. Confidential nature of Court records.
§ 925. Inspection of Court records.
§ 926. Receiving child into State for adoption.
§ 927. Foreign adoptions; validity.
§ 928. Contributions and fees.
§ 929. Exchange of identifying information.