Delaware Adoption Laws, Page 5
Putative Fathers
Does State have a Putative Father Registry:
YesRegistry/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
Statute:None specified in statutes reviewed
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
- A court or person designated by the court
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