Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 2206 – Confidentiality of records
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, all files and records of services provided under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), including information related to a custodial parent, noncustodial parent, child, and an alleged, putative, or presumed father, are confidential, and for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 100 of Title 29, these files and records are specifically exempted from public disclosure.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 2206
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Division of Child Support Services may use or release information from the files and records for purposes directly connected with the administration of the child support program, including the release of information to other state agencies operated pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The Division may also release information from its files and records to a consumer reporting agency in accordance with § 2217 of this title.
71 Del. Laws, c. 216, § ?1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 234, § 17;