Rule 85.Title

Ch. XI: General Provisions · Last amended 1987 · Current through June 1, 2026 · Last verified September 9, 2026

In one sentenceRule 85 gives the set its name: the Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure.

Full Text of Rule 85

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These Rules may be known and cited as the Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Amendment History

The Family Court’s own edition of these rules prints each rule’s amendment history under a “History” heading. It is reproduced verbatim below.

Amended, effective Sept. 1, 1987.

Plain-English Summary

These rules may be known and cited as the Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure.

A title rule looks like a formality and is not quite one. It fixes what a court, a brief or an opinion means when it refers to “the Rules”, and it separates this set from the Family Court's criminal and juvenile delinquency rules, and from the Superior Court rules these were modelled on.

In citation the set is usually shortened; on this site each rule is cited as Fam. Ct. Civ. R. followed by its number.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Delaware Family Court civil rules called?

They may be known and cited as the Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure.

Source & verification. The rule text and amendment history are reproduced verbatim from the Delaware Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure (Fam. Ct. Civ. R. 85), and every rule has been checked word for word against the Delaware Family Court’s own published edition of these rules. Current through June 1, 2026. The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified September 9, 2026. · Official source

Also known as: Family Court Rules of Civil Procedure Delaware titleFam. Ct. Civ. R. 85