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Del. Code tit. 13, §§ 8-412

Furnishing of information; confidentiality

Known as the Uniform Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (83 sections).

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(a) The Office of Vital Statistics need not seek to locate the mother of a child who is the subject of a registration, but the Office of Vital Statistics shall send a copy of the notice of registration to a mother if she has provided an address.

(b) Information contained in the registry is confidential and may be released on request only to:

(1) A court or a person designated by the court;

(2) The mother of the child who is the subject of the registration;

(3) An agency authorized by other law to receive the information;

(4) A licensed child-placing agency;

(5) A support-enforcement agency;

(6) A party or the party’s attorney of record in a proceeding under this chapter or in a proceeding for adoption of, or for termination of parental rights regarding, a child who is the subject of the registration; and

(7) The registry of paternity in another state.

Official source: Delaware Code Online. Reproduced from public-domain Delaware statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.