Delaware § 8-305 Effect of acknowledgement or denial of paternity

Delaware Statutes

§ 8-305 — Effect of acknowledgement or denial of paternity

Delaware·Title 13·Ch. 8 UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT·Subch. Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity

(a)Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the Office of Vital Statistics is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent.

(b)Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the Office of Vital Statistics in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(a) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the Office of Vital Statistics is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8-307 and 8-308 of this title, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the Office of Vital Statistics in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.

Delaware § 8-305 (Effect of acknowledgement or denial of paternity) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.