13 Del. C. § 8-407: Furnishing of information; confidentiality [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 13. Domestic Relations
- CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].
- Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].
(a) The Office of Vital Statistics is not required to seek to locate the individual who gave birth to the child who is the subject of a registration under § 8-402(a) of this title, but the Office of Vital Statistics shall give notice of the registration to that individual if the Office of Vital Statistics has that individual’s address.
(b) Information contained in the registry established by § 8-401 of this title is confidential and may be released on request only to:
(1) A court or an individual designated by the court;
(2) The individual who gave birth to the child who is the subject of the registration;
(3) An agency authorized by law of this State other than this chapter, law of another state, or federal law to receive the information;
(4) A licensed child-placing agency;
(5) A child-support agency;
(6) A party or the party’s attorney of record in a proceeding under this chapter or in a proceeding to adopt or to terminate parental rights to the child who is the subject of the registration; and
(7) A registry of paternity in another state.
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