{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-609","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-609","heading":"Limitation: Child having acknowledged or adjudicated father [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"(a) If a child has an acknowledged father, a signatory to the acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity may commence a proceeding seeking to rescind the acknowledgment or denial or challenge the paternity of the child only within the time allowed under §§ 8-307 or 8-308 of this title.\n(b) If a child has an acknowledged father or an adjudicated father, an individual who is neither a signatory to the acknowledgment of paternity nor a party to the adjudication and who seeks an adjudication of paternity of the child must commence a proceeding not later than 2 years after the effective date of the acknowledgment or adjudication.\n(c) A proceeding under this section is subject to the application of the principles of estoppel established in § 8-608 of this title.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter VI. Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc06_1/index.html#8-609","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"34b73fc27e4f2dff37419cee1ebfc9e43a8e2d0938e284911acb25279c6658b3","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-608","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}