{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-201--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-201","heading":"Establishment of parent-child relationship [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"A parent-child relationship is established between an individual and a child if:\n(1) The individual gives birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in subchapter VIII of this chapter;\n(2) There is a presumption under § 8-204 of this title of the individual’s parentage of the child, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under subchapter III of this chapter;\n(3) The individual is adjudicated a parent of the child under subchapter VI of this chapter, including as a de facto parent under § 8-609 of this title;\n(4) The individual adopts the child;\n(5) The individual acknowledges parentage of the child under subchapter III of this chapter, unless the acknowledgment is rescinded under § 8-307 of this title or successfully challenged under subchapter III or VI of this chapter;\n(6) The individual’s parentage of the child is established under subchapter VII of this chapter; or\n(7) The individual’s parentage of the child is established under subchapter VIII of this chapter.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter II. Parent-Child Relationship [Effective Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc02/index.html#8-201","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"b28f20f5e72d28e5958c18dbb8e325d08651aef1f4d8d0a3c23c371743f6cacc","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-106","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-202--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}