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Delaware Code Title 13. Domestic Relations §  8-422. Certificate of search registry

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Office of Vital Statistics shall furnish to the requester a certificate of search of the registry on request of an individual, court or agency identified in § 8-412 of this title.

(b) A certificate provided by the Office of Vital Statistics must be signed on behalf of the Office and State that:

(1) A search has been made of the registry;  and

(2) A registration containing the information required to identify the registrant:

(i) Has been found and is attached to the certificate of search;  or

(ii) Has not been found.

(c) A petitioner must file the certificate of search with the court before a proceeding for adoption of, or termination of parental rights regarding, a child may be concluded.

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