IN THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, IN AND FOR _________ COUNTY COURT NO. _____ COURT ADDRESS: ________________________________ CIVIL ACTION NO. ___________________ ________________________________ PETITION FOR TITLE TO ABANDONED PROPERTY __________________________________ Property Holder/Petitioner __________________________________ Address __________________________________ _____________________________________ Defendant _____________________________________ Address _____________________________________ (phone number)______________________ (phone number)_________________________ 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY(include any applicable identification or registration information; for a motor vehicle this must include the make, model, year and VIN) ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. CONCISE STATEMENT OF THE CLAIM a. How did you obtain the property________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ b. When did you obtain the property _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ c. Who gave you the property __________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. VALUE OF THE PROPERTY $_______________________________________________________________ 4. OWNERS OF PROPERTY (Names and last known addresses) ________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM A LIEN OR OTHER INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY (Names and addresses)________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ J.P. Civ. Form No. 51 (9/15/2011) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com A COPY OF ALL VERIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP AND A COPY OF ALL LIEN SEARCH REPORTS MUST BE ATTACHED. (IF TITLE TO A MOTOR VEHICLE IS SOUGHT, THE CERTIFICATE OF LIEN FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND THE REPORT OF THE AUTO THEFT UNIT MUST BE ATTACHED. THESE DOCUMENTS MAY NOT BE MORE THAN 120 DAYS OLD.) PETITIONER CERTIFIES, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY, THAT: THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS CORRECT TO THE BEST OF PETITIONER'S INFORMATION AND BELIEF. THE PETITIONER HAS READ THE INSTRUCTIONS (J.P. Civ. Form No. 51A) AND HAS COMPLIED WITH ALL SEARCHES FOR OWNERS/OTHER PARTIES WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY REQUIRED THEREIN AS WELL AS ANY SEARCHES ORDERED BY THE COURT. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN ABANDONED AS DEFINED BY § 4001 OF TITLE 25. THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY IS NOT AN INFANT, INCOMPETENT PERSON, OR A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY AS DEFINED BY THE SERVICEMEMBERS' CIVIL RELIEF ACT (50 U.S.C. App. §§ 501 THROUGH 595). THE PETITIONER HAS NO INFORMATION OR BELIEF THAT THERE IS A VALID DEFENSE TO THIS CLAIM. WHEREFORE, THE PETITIONER REQUESTS THAT THE COURT ENTER JUDGMENT VESTING TITLE OF THE ABOVE NAMED PROPERTY IN THE PETITIONER. _____________________________________ Property Holder/Petitioner SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this ______ day of ____________, _____. ________________________ Notary Public/Court Official J.P. Civ. Form No. 51 (9/15/2011) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com