Delaware § 3128 Divorce or annulment registration for statistical purposes

Delaware Statutes

§ 3128 — Divorce or annulment registration for statistical purposes

Delaware § 3128

JurisdictionDelaware

Title16

PartVital Statistics

Ch. 31REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES, ANNULMENTS AND ADOPTIONS

Subch.Registration Requirements and Procedures

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 16, § 3128 (2026).

Text

(a)A record of each divorce or annulment granted by the Family Court in this State shall be filed by that court with the Office of Vital Statistics and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section. The record shall be prepared by the petitioner or the petitioner’s legal representative on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and shall be presented to the Family Court with the petition. In all cases the completed record shall be a prerequisite to the granting of the final decree.

(b)The Family Court shall complete and forward to the Office of Vital Statistics on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month the records of each divorce or annulment decree granted during the preceding calendar month.

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(a) A record of each divorce or annulment granted by the Family Court in this State shall be filed by that court with the Office of Vital Statistics and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section. The record shall be prepared by the petitioner or the petitioner’s legal representative on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and shall be presented to the Family Court with the petition. In all cases the completed record shall be a prerequisite to the granting of the final decree.

(b) The Family Court shall complete and forward to the Office of Vital Statistics on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month the records of each divorce or annulment decree granted during the preceding calendar month.

(c) Records of divorce are collected by the Office of Vital Statistics for statistical purposes only. Certified copies of a divorce decree may be issued by Family Court in the county in which the decree was granted.

Legislative History

25 Del. Laws, c. 66, § 11 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 12 ; 27 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 9 ; Code 1915, § 817; Code 1935, § 800; 44 Del. Laws, c. 69, § 1 ; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 3129; 68 Del. Laws, c. 274, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1