Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 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.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 8-412
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- 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) 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.