{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-621--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-621","heading":"Order adjudicating parentage [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"(a) An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child in a manner provided by law of this State other than this chapter.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in a proceeding under this subchapter. Attorney’s fees awarded under this subsection may be paid directly to the attorney, and the attorney may enforce the order in the attorney’s own name.\n(c) The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses in a proceeding under this subchapter against a child-support agency of this State or another state, except as provided by law of this State other than this chapter.\n(d) In a proceeding under this subchapter or under § 513 of this title, a copy of a bill for genetic testing or prenatal or postnatal health care for the individual who gave birth to the child and the child, provided to the adverse party not later than 10 days before a hearing, is admissible to establish:\n(1) The amount of the charge billed; and\n(2) That the charge is reasonable and necessary.\n(e) On request of a party and for good cause, the court in a proceeding under this subchapter may order the name of the child changed. If the court order changing the name varies from the name on the birth certificate of the child, the court shall order the Office of Vital Statistics to issue an amended birth certificate.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter VI. Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage [Effective Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc06/index.html#8-621","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"69855d008823f065a179c4f0f628c57b4a0de6c2a9234d8487eab42dae4015b1","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-620","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-622--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}