Delaware Code Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 1101. Abandonment of child;  class E felony;  class F felony

A person is guilty of abandonment of a child when, being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child, the person deserts the child in any place intending permanently to abandon the child.

Abandonment of a child is a class E felony unless the child is 14 years of age or older.  Abandonment of a child 14 years of age or older is a class F felony.