§ 8-412 Furnishing of information; confidentiality.

13 DE Code § 8-412 (2019) (N/A)
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(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.