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13 DE Code § 8-304. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-304. Rules for acknowledgement and denial of paternity.

§ 8-304. Rules for acknowledgement and denial of paternity. (a) An acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of paternity may be contained in a single document or may be signed in counterparts, and may be filed separately or simultaneously. If the acknowledgment and denial are both necessary, neither is valid until both are filed. (b) An acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity may be signed before the birth of the child. (c) Subject to subsection (a) of this section, an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity takes effect on the birth of the child or the filing of the document with the Office of Vital Statistics, whichever occurs later. (d) An acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity signed by a minor is valid if it is otherwise in compliance with this chapter. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-305. Effect of acknowledgement or denial of paternity.

§ 8-305. Effect of acknowledgement or denial of paternity. (a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the Office of Vital Statistics is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent. (b) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the Office of Vital Statistics in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-306. No filing fee.

§ 8-306. No filing fee. The Office of Vital Statistics may not charge for filing an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-307. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-307. Proceeding for rescission.

§ 8-307. Proceeding for rescission. A signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity by commencing a proceeding to rescind before the earlier of:  (1) Sixty days after the effective date of the acknowledgment or denial, as provided in § 8-304; or (2) The date of the first hearing, in a proceeding to which the signatory is a party, before a court to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes support. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-308. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-308. Challenge after expiration of period for rescission.

§ 8-308. Challenge after expiration of period for rescission. (a) After the period for rescission under § 8-307 of this title has expired, a signatory of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity may commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial only:  (1) On the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact; and (2) Within 2 years after the acknowledgment or denial is filed with the Office of Vital Statistics. (b) A party challenging an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity has the burden of proof. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-309. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-309. Procedure for rescission or challenge.

§ 8-309. Procedure for rescission or challenge. (a) Every signatory to an acknowledgment of paternity and any related denial of paternity must be made a party to a proceeding to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or denial. (b) For the purpose of rescission of, or challenge to, an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this State by signing the acknowledgment or denial, effective upon the filing of the document with the Office of Vital Statistics. (c) Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support. (d) A proceeding to rescind or to challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity must be conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under subchapter VI of this chapter. (e) At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, the court shall order the Office of Vital Statistics to amend the birth record of the child, if appropriate. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-310. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-310. Ratification barred.

§ 8-310. Ratification barred. A court or administrative agency conducting a judicial or administrative proceeding is not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-311. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-311. Full faith and credit.

§ 8-311. Full faith and credit. A court of this State shall give full faith and credit to an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity effective in another state if the acknowledgment or denial has been signed and is otherwise in compliance with the law of the other state. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-312. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-312. Forms for acknowledgement and denial of paternity.

§ 8-312. Forms for acknowledgement and denial of paternity. (a) To facilitate compliance with this subchapter, the Division of Child Support Services shall prescribe forms for the acknowledgment of paternity and the denial of paternity. (b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 14;
13 DE Code § 8-313. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-313. Release of information.

§ 8-313. Release of information. The Division of Child Support Services may release information relating to the acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity to a signatory of the acknowledgment or denial and to courts and agencies authorized by other law of this State or another state to receive the information of this or another state. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 15;
13 DE Code § 8-314. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter III. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity|§ 8-314. Adoption of rules.

§ 8-314. Adoption of rules. The Division of Child Support Services may adopt rules to implement this subchapter. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 16;
13 DE Code § 8-401. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-401. Establishment of registry.

§ 8-401. Establishment of registry. A registry of paternity is established in the Office of Vital Statistics. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-402. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-402. Registration for notification.

§ 8-402. Registration for notification. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of § 8-405 of this title, a man who desires to be notified of a proceeding for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child that he may have fathered must register in the registry of paternity before the birth of the child or within 30 days after the birth of the child. (b) A man is not required to register if:  (1) A father-child relationship between the man and the child has been established under this chapter or other law; or (2) The man commences a proceeding to adjudicate his paternity before the court has terminated his parental rights. (c) A registrant shall promptly notify the registry in a record of any change in the information registered. The Office of Vital Statistics shall incorporate all new information received into its records but need not affirmatively seek to obtain current information for incorporation in the registry. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-403. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-403. Notice of proceeding.

§ 8-403. Notice of proceeding. Notice of a proceeding for the adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child must be given to a registrant who has timely registered. Notice must be given in a manner prescribed for service of process in a civil action. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-404. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-404. Termination of parental rights; child under 1 year of age.

§ 8-404. Termination of parental rights; child under 1 year of age. The parental rights of a man who may be the father of a child may be terminated without notice if:  (1) The child has not attained 1 year of age at the time of the termination of parental rights; (2) The man did not register timely with the Office of Vital Statistics; and (3) The man is not exempt from registration under § 8-402 of this title. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-405. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-405. Termination of parental rights; child at least 1 year of age.

§ 8-405. Termination of parental rights; child at least 1 year of age. (a) If a child has attained 1 year of age, notice of a proceeding for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding the child must be given to every alleged father of the child, whether or not he has registered with the Office of Vital Statistics. (b) Notice must be given in a manner prescribed for service of process in a civil action. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-411. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-411. Required form.

§ 8-411. Required form. The Office of Vital Statistics shall prepare a form for registering with the agency. The form must require the signature of the registrant. The form must state that the form is signed under penalty of perjury. The form must also state that:  (1) A timely registration entitles the registrant to notice of a proceeding for adoption of the child or termination of the registrant's parental rights; (2) A timely registration does not commence a proceeding to establish paternity; (3) The information disclosed on the form may be used against the registrant to establish paternity; (4) Services to assist in establishing paternity are available to the registrant through the support-enforcement agency; (5) The registrant should also register in another State if conception or birth of the child occurred in the other State; (6) Information on registries of other States is available from the Office of Vital Statistics and the support-enforcement agency; and (7) Procedures exist to rescind the registration of a claim of paternity. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-412. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-412. Furnishing of information; confidentiality.

§ 8-412. Furnishing of information; confidentiality. (a) The Office of Vital Statistics need not seek to locate the mother of a child who is the subject of a registration, but the Office of Vital Statistics shall send a copy of the notice of registration to a mother if she has provided an address. (b) Information contained in the registry is confidential and may be released on request only to:  (1) A court or a person designated by the court; (2) The mother of the child who is the subject of the registration; (3) An agency authorized by other law to receive the information; (4) A licensed child-placing agency; (5) A support-enforcement agency; (6) A party or the party's attorney of record in a proceeding under this chapter or in a proceeding for adoption of, or for termination of parental rights regarding, a child who is the subject of the registration; and (7) The registry of paternity in another state.74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-413. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-413. Rescission of registration.

§ 8-413. Rescission of registration. A registrant may rescind his registration at any time by sending to the registry a rescission in a record signed or otherwise authenticated by him, and witnessed or notarized. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-414. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-414. Untimely registration.

§ 8-414. Untimely registration. If a man registers more than 30 days after the birth of the child, the Office of Vital Statistics shall notify the registrant that on its face his registration was not filed timely. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-415. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-415. Fees for registry.

§ 8-415. Fees for registry. (a) A fee may not be charged for filing a registration or a rescission of registration. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Office of Vital Statistics may charge a reasonable fee for making a search of the registry and for furnishing a certificate. (c) A support-enforcement agency and an agency of the State of Delaware are not required to pay a fee authorized by subsection (b) of this section. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-421. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-421. Search of appropriate registry.

§ 8-421. Search of appropriate registry. (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. (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. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-422. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-422. Certificate of search registry.

§ 8-422. Certificate of search registry. (a) The Office of Vital Statistics shall furnish to the requester a certificate of search of the registry on request of an individual, court or agency identified in § 8-412 of this title. (b) A certificate provided by the Office of Vital Statistics must be signed on behalf of the Office and State that:  (1) A search has been made of the registry; and (2) A registration containing the information required to identify the registrant:  (i) Has been found and is attached to the certificate of search; or (ii) Has not been found. (c) A petitioner must file the certificate of search with the court before a proceeding for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child may be concluded. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-423. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter IV. Registry of Paternity|§ 8-423. Admissibility of registered information.

§ 8-423. Admissibility of registered information. A certificate of search of the registry of paternity in this or another state is admissible in a proceeding for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child and, if relevant, in other legal proceedings. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter V. Genetic Testing|§ 8-501. Scope of article.

§ 8-501. Scope of article. This subchapter governs genetic testing of an individual to determine parentage, whether the individual:  (1) Voluntarily submits to testing; or (2) Is tested pursuant to an order of the court or a support-enforcement agency. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter V. Genetic Testing|§ 8-502. Order for testing.

§ 8-502. Order for testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter and subchapter VII of this chapter, the court shall order the child and other designated individuals to submit to genetic testing if the request for testing is supported by the sworn statement of a party to the proceeding:  (1) Alleging paternity and stating facts establishing a reasonable probability of the requisite sexual contact between the individuals; or (2) Denying paternity and stating facts establishing a possibility that sexual contact between the individuals, if any, did not result in the conception of the child. (b) A support-enforcement agency may order genetic testing only if there is no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father. (c) If a request for genetic testing of a child is made before birth, the court or support-enforcement agency may not order in-utero testing. (d) If 2 or more men are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the testing may be ordered concurrently or sequentially. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter V. Genetic Testing|§ 8-503. Requirements for genetic testing.

§ 8-503. Requirements for genetic testing. (a) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied upon by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:  (1) The American Association of Blood Banks, or a successor to its functions; (2) The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, or a successor to its functions; or (3) An accrediting body designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of one or more samples, or a combination or samples, of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing. (c) Based on the ethnic or racial group of an individual, the testing laboratory shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies for use in calculation of the probability of paternity. If there is disagreement as to the testing laboratory's choice, the following rules apply:  (1) The individual objecting may require the testing laboratory, within 30 days after receipt of the report of the test, to recalculate the probability of paternity using an ethnic or racial group different from that used by the laboratory. (2) The individual objecting to the testing laboratory's initial choice shall:  (i) If the frequencies are not available to the testing laboratory for the ethnic or racial group requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies; or (ii) Engage another testing laboratory to perform the calculations. (3) The testing laboratory may use its own statistical estimate if there is a question regarding which ethnic or racial group is appropriate. If available, the testing laboratory shall calculate the frequencies using statistics for any other ethnic or racial group requested. (d) If, after recalculation using a different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing does not rebuttably identify a man as the father of a child under § 8-505 of this title, an individual who has been tested may be required to submit to additional genetic testing. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter V. Genetic Testing|§ 8-504. Report of genetic testing.

§ 8-504. Report of genetic testing. (a) A report of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report made under the requirements of this subchapter is self-authenticating. (b) Documentation from the testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody that allows the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:  (1) The names and photographs of the individuals whose specimens have been taken; (2) The names of the individuals who collected the specimens; (3) The places and dates the specimens were collected; (4) The names of the individuals who received the specimens in the testing laboratory; and (5) The dates the specimens were received.74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;
13 DE Code § 8-505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 13 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act|Subchapter V. Genetic Testing|§ 8-505. Genetic testing results; rebuttal.

§ 8-505. Genetic testing results; rebuttal. (a) Under this chapter, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this subchapter and the results disclose that:  (1) The man has at least a 99 percent probability of paternity, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined paternity index obtained in the testing; and (2) A combined paternity index of at least 100 to 1. (b) A man identified under subsection (a) of this section as the father of the child may rebut the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of this subchapter which:  (1) Excludes the man as a genetic father of the child; or (2) Identifies another man as the possible father of the child. (c) Except as otherwise provided in § 8-510 of this title, if more than 1 man is identified by genetic testing as the possible father of the child, the court shall order them to submit to further genetic testing to identify the genetic father. 74 Del. Laws, c. 136, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;