{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-622--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-622","heading":"Binding effect of determination of parentage [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section:\n(1) A signatory to an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage is bound by the acknowledgment and denial as provided in subchapter III of this chapter; and\n(2) A party to an adjudication of parentage by a court acting under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdiction requirements of § 6-201 of this title and any individual who received notice of the proceeding are bound by the adjudication.\n(b) A child is not bound by a determination of parentage under this chapter unless:\n(1) The determination was based on an unrescinded acknowledgment of parentage and the acknowledgment is consistent with the results of genetic testing;\n(2) The determination was based on a finding consistent with the results of genetic testing, and the consistency is declared in the determination or otherwise shown;\n(3) The determination of parentage was made under subchapter VII or VIII of this chapter; or\n(4) The child was a party or was represented by a guardian ad litem in the proceeding.\n(c) In a proceeding for divorce, dissolution, annulment, or declaration of invalidity, the court is deemed to have made an adjudication of parentage of a child if the court acts under circumstances that satisfy the jurisdiction requirements of § 6-201 of this title and the final order:\n(1) Expressly identifies the child as a “child of the marriage” or “issue of the marriage” or includes similar words indicating that both spouses are parents of the child; or\n(2) Provides for support of the child by a spouse unless that spouse’s parentage is disclaimed specifically in the order.\n(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section or § 8-611 of this title, a determination of parentage may be asserted as a defense in a subsequent proceeding seeking to adjudicate parentage of an individual who was not a party to the earlier proceeding.\n(e) A party to an adjudication of parentage may challenge the adjudication only under law of this State other than this chapter relating to appeal, vacation of judgment, or other judicial review.","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#8-622","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"a29c4709f17054da1cca7347223d83163610d7d905dbb906e3631f8b88cf8d8e","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-621--2","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-623--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}