13 Del. C. § 8-305: Effect of acknowledgment or denial of parentage [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].

(a) Except as otherwise provided in § § 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, an acknowledgment of parentage that complies with this subchapter and is filed with the Office of Vital Statistics is equivalent to an adjudication of parentage of the child and confers on the acknowledged parent all rights and duties of a parent.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in § § 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a denial of parentage by a presumed parent that complies with this subchapter and is filed with the Office of Vital Statistics with an acknowledgment of parentage that complies with this subchapter is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonparentage of the presumed parent and discharges the presumed parent from all rights and duties of a parent.