Delaware's Birth Father Statutes

Does State have a Putative Father Registry: No

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice
Statute: Tit. 13, § 1107 A

• Must respond to the petitioning agency within 20 days of receiving notice of intention to file termination petition.
• Notice sent to parent or parents, person or persons, or organization holding parental rights at their last known address or to address recited in petition.

Information Contained in Registry/Claim
Statute:

• Not addressed in statutes reviewed.

Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute:

• Not addressed in statutes reviewed.

Access to Information Maintained in Registry
Statute:

• Not addressed in statutes reviewed.

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