13 Del. C. § 8-412
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§ Â 8-412. Furnishing of information; confidentiality.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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