Delaware Adoption Laws, Page 5

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Putative Fathers

Does State have a Putative Father Registry:

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

Statute: Tit. 13, § 8-402

• The putative father must register in the Registry of Paternity before the birth of the child or within 30 days after the birth of the child.
  

  

Information Contained in Registry/Claim

Revocation of Claim to Paternity

Statute: Tit. 13, § 8-413

• A registrant may rescind his registration at any time by submitting a notarized statement to the registry.

Access to Information Maintained in Registry

Statute: Tit. 13, § 8-412

• Information in the registry is confidential and released on request only to:
  
  
  • A court or person designated by the court
    
  • The mother of the child
    
  • An agency authorized to receive information
    
  • A licensed child-placing agency
    
  • A child support enforcement agency
    
  • A party to a case or the party's attorney
    
  • The registry of paternity in another State
    

Credits: Child Welfare Information Gateway (http://www.childwelfare.gov)

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