Delaware State Courts
Image of a scale with Delaware State seal Delaware State Courts
Image of scale
Link to Home Page Link to Feedback Page Link to Home
Welcome
Jurisdiction
Judges
History
Administrative Directives and Standing Orders
Personnel
Directory
Rules
Hours and Locations
Court of Chancery Welcome!

Welcome to the Delaware
Court of Chancery

Court of Chancery Sussex County

Standing Order Regarding the Administration of Guardianships in the Court of Chancery (March 3, 2010)New icon

Order Adopting Rules 96, 97 and 98 (effective February 1, 2010)New icon

Standing Order Regarding Filing Costs Associated with Arbitration of Business Disputes and Costs for Scanning Documents to be Filed Electronically (January 4, 2010)

Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 117 (November 20, 2009)

Supplemental Information Pursuant to Rule 3(A) of the Rules of the Court of Chancery

Memo to Delaware Bar regarding new filing fees and forms effective August 1, 2009 in conjunction with the recent amendment of Court of Chancery's Rule 3(bb) dated June 4, 2009(July 15, 2009) (Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 3 dated June 4, 2009)

Amended Standing Order In Re: Administration of Guardianships in the Court of Chancery (July 10, 2009)

Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 174 Designated Mediator's Compensation (effective August 1, 2009)

Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 173 (June 4, 2009)

Amendment to Court of Chancery Rule 3 (June 4, 2009)

Administrative Directive Amended No. 2003-1 Regarding eFile Administrative Procedures (March 15, 2007)

Standing Order In Re: Administration of Guardianships in the Court of Chancery (March 5, 2009)

Standing Order Regarding Clarification of Fees Charged for Case File Retrieval (effective February 24, 2009)

Amendments to Court of Chancery Rule 3(aa) and Rule 15(c)(3) (effective March 2, 2009)

The Delaware Court of Chancery is widely recognized as the nation's preeminent forum for the determination of disputes involving the internal affairs of the thousands upon thousands of Delaware corporations and other business entities through which a vast amount of the world's commercial affairs is conducted. Its unique competence in and exposure to issues of business law are unmatched.

Currently the Court through a private vendor has made docket information and pleadings available over the internet for civil actions filed in the Court of Chancery (See LexisNexis.com/fileandserve.  Please see disclaimer* below regarding this referenced site).

*There is a charge for using the referenced sites above. These sites are not maintained by the Delaware Court of Chancery and are the responsibility of the referenced site's webmaster.

Handbook for Guardianspdf icon


Best Practices for Persons Filing Civil Action Cases in the Court of Chancery
Mediation Guideline Pamphlet for the Court of Chancerypdf icon
"Mediation-Only" Filings in the Delaware Court of Chancery: Can New Value Be Added By One Of America's Business Courts?" by Vice Chancellor Leo E. Strine, Jr. as published in the Duke Law Journal.

Home | Terms of Use | Contact Us | State of Delaware

All material herein © 2009 Delaware Judicial Information Center. All Rights Reserved.