{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-705","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-705","heading":"Limitation on husband’s dispute of paternity [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless:\n(1) Within 2 years after learning of the birth of the child he commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity; and\n(2) The court finds that he did not consent to the assisted reproduction, before or after birth of the child.\n(b) A proceeding to adjudicate paternity may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:\n(1) The husband did not provide sperm for, or before or after the birth of the child consent to assisted reproduction by his wife;\n(2) The husband and the mother of the child have not cohabited since the probable time of assisted reproduction; and\n(3) The husband never openly held out the child as his own.\n(c) The limitation provided in this section applies to a marriage declared invalid after assisted reproduction.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter VII. Child of Assisted Reproduction [Effective until Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc07_1/index.html#8-705","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:16Z","sha256":"2e2d2151c030732e43cbd6b1e549999205aa9aca2988eb9c0ef7242930900cb6","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-704","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}