A Delaware Petition for Extended Jurisdiction is a legal document used to grant a Delaware court the authority to hear a civil case involving parties from another state. The extended jurisdiction of the court allows it to exercise personal jurisdiction over the out-of-state parties in the same manner as if the parties were within Delaware. There are two types of Delaware Petition for Extended Jurisdiction: general and special. A general petition is used when the out-of-state parties have sufficient contact with Delaware to allow them to be sued in Delaware. A special petition is used when the out-of-state parties do not have sufficient contact with Delaware to allow them to be sued in Delaware. The petition must be filed with the Delaware court and include information such as the name and address of the out-of-state parties, the claims or causes of action at issue, and the amount of damages sought. The petition must also be served on the out-of-state parties so that they can respond to the petition.