Atty. Curtis P. Bounds
Curtis P. Bounds is a director at Bayard and is the senior attorney in its Family Law Group.
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Curtis P. Bounds is a family law and adr attorney based in Wilmington, Delaware, practicing at Bayard PA. They have 36+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1990. Admitted to practice in Delaware (1990). Educated at University of Virginia (J.D., 1990) and University of Dallas (BA, 1983). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Family Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Family Law Mediation (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Family Law, Wilmington (DE) (2017). Serands clients in Wilmington, DE and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Curtis P. Bounds is a director at Bayard and is the senior attorney in its Family Law Group
- He has practiced law at Bayard since he graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1990
- Curtis is experienced in all areas of domestic relations law –adoption, alimony, child support, custody, dependency/neglect, divorce, equitable distribution of property, petitions for protection from abuse, prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, termination of parental rights and visitation- and focuses his practice today on business valuation and dissolution of marital estates for high net-worth clients
- Curtis has appeared in all state courts in Delaware, including appeals to the Delaware Supreme Court, and has litigated in the U.S
- District Court for the District of Delaware enforcing parents’ rights in international child abduction cases, and prosecuting discovery requests under 28 U.S.C. §1782 for use in a foreign proceeding
- Early in his career, Curtis regularly appeared before the U.S
- Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, before turning entirely to family law in the mid-1990s
- Curtis is recognized as a leader in Delaware family law
- In addition to the many years of work behind his recognitions, Curtis devotes time and energy to the needs of Delawareans and the broader Delaware family law bench and bar by serving on various committees and volunteer organizations pertaining to family law
- He is a past Chair of the Family Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, and the immediate-Past Chair of the Delaware Family Law Commission
- He remains an active member of the Family Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association, and the Melson-Arsht Family Law Inns of Court
- Each year since 2004, he and the Family Law Group digest and report on recent family law cases to the Delaware bench and bar in the Case Review at the Family Law Update sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association
- Curtis also volunteers and serves pro bono publico at the request of the Family Court, or when asked to represent a child by the Office of the Child Advocate
- Curtis is certified as a mediator and arbitrator in family law and has mediated or rendered arbitration decisions for families in disputed property division and support claims against each other
- He is a father, grandfather, spouse and proud to call Delaware his home, although he sometimes roots for any one of the many teams where his children have attended school, or the Baltimore Orioles
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Family law attorneys handle divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, prenups, and protective orders. Find verified family lawyers near you.
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Why local counsel matters in Delaware
Practicing law in Delaware. Legal matters in Delaware are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Wilmington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Delaware state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Delaware brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Delaware courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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