13 Del. C. § 704A
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§ Â 704A. Fleeing from domestic violence.
Official statutory text
For purposes of this title, it shall not be considered evidence of abandonment in any child custody or visitation proceeding if a parent flees from domestic violence and temporarily leaves the child behind, as long as that child is not left in immediate danger of serious physical injury.
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