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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Upon the entry of a decree of adoption, the Clerk of the Family Court shall forward to the Department of Health and Social Services, Office of Vital Statistics, a report on the form provided for this purpose, which shall include the following information:
(1) Prior legal name of the child and such child's sex;
(2) Date and place of birth of the child;
(3) Name of the father as stated on the original birth certificate, if stated;
(4) If applicable, that father's primary address and Social Security number;
(5) Maiden name of birth mother;
(6) Birth mother's primary address and Social Security number;
(7) Child's name after adoption;
(8) Name of adoptive father, place and date of adoptive father's birth, and adoptive father's occupation;
(9) Maiden name of adoptive mother, place and date of adoptive mother's birth, and adoptive mother's occupation; and
(10) Address of adoptive parents.
(b) If the adoptive child was born in another state, the Clerk of the Family Court in which the order was entered shall forward the same information to the Bureau of Vital Statistics, or like agency, in the state of the child's birth.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Delaware Code Title 13. Domestic Relations § 921. Report of vital statistics data - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/de/title-13-domestic-relations/de-code-sect-13-921/
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