DelawareCourts must prioritize parents' requests for deceased children's online accounts
A court must give priority to a parent or guardian seeking access to a deceased child's online accounts after a provider fails to honor a valid written request.
What it does
Courts must prioritize requests from parents or legal guardians acting for a deceased child when an online account provider fails to honor a valid written request. They aim to decide within 30 days.
Argument forPriority in court may help grieving parents get a decision sooner when an account provider has not honored their request.
Argument againstGiving these requests priority could delay other court cases, even though the court only aims to decide them within 30 days.
More detail
The court must give the request priority and aim to decide it within 30 days. This applies when a parent or legal guardian legally acting for a deceased child asks the court to order access to the child's online files or accounts. The account provider must have failed to honor a valid written request. The 30-day goal runs from the date the court request is filed.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Sep 19Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 30Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 VACANTPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 17Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 8 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 12Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in HouseMinor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 12Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENTPassed Senate
- May 21Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 FavorableMinor
- May 13Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in SenateIntroduced
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