{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-305","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-305","heading":"Effect of acknowledgement or denial of paternity [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the Office of Vital Statistics is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the Office of Vital Statistics in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc03_1/index.html#8-305","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"af5fc53ee73aa604ad313f1ffda0459b6bd3302ade0c6ab30ac198b154804665","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-304","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}