Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 922 – Birth certificate
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(a) If a child born in this State is adopted in this State or in another state, the State Registrar shall file a new certificate of birth upon receipt of a certified copy of the decree of adoption from the proper authorities of the state in which the adoption took place.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 13 Sec. 922
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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) If the adopted child was born outside this State, and a certificate of birth cannot be secured from the place of birth, the State Registrar may file and issue a special birth certificate as herein provided, upon receipt from the agency responsible for the adoption of evidence of the birth, considered satisfactory by the Registrar.
Code 1935, § ?3551M; 48 Del. Laws, c. 134, § ?3; 13 Del. C. 1953, § ?922; 68 Del. Laws, c. 259, § ?1;