{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-421","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-421","heading":"Search of appropriate registry [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"(a) If a father-child relationship has not been established under this chapter for a child under 1 year of age, a petitioner for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, the child must obtain a certificate of search of the registry of paternity.\n(b) If a petitioner for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child has reason to believe that the conception or birth of the child may have occurred in another state, the petitioner must also obtain a certificate of search from the registry of paternity, if any, in that state.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc04_1/index.html#8-421","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"35af9baca8143fcd22d00c22f33abb7db2d74967d30e9271f15d27b75b13c218","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-415","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}