{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-413--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-413","heading":"Search of appropriate registry [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"If a parent-child relationship has not been established under this chapter between a child who is under 1 year of age and an individual other than the individual who gave birth to the child:\n(1) An individual seeking to adopt or terminate parental rights to the child shall obtain a certificate of search under § 8-414 of this title to determine if a registration has been filed in the registry established by § 8-401 of this title regarding the child; and\n(2) If the individual has reason to believe that conception or birth of the child may have occurred in another state, the individual shall obtain a certificate of search from the registry, if any, in that state.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity [Effective Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc04/index.html#8-413","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"21f69306627a80d40588cdf8c91aa5e63e57ac6a4a6dcfb7f020aaf08d8c974e","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-412--2","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-414--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}