16 Del. Admin. Code § 4205-8.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 4205-8.0 - Adoption

(Authorization: Section 3126)

8.1 Certificates.

8.1.1 Whenever an adoption decree is amended or annulled, the clerk of the court shall prepare a report thereof. This report shall include such facts as are necessary to identify the original certificate of adoption and the facts amended in the adoption decree as shall be necessary to properly amend the birth record.

8.1.2 When the State Registrar shall receive a certificate of adoption, report of annulment of adoption, or amendment of a decree of adoption for a person born outside Delaware, he or she shall forward such certificate or report to the State Registrar in the state of birth.

8.2 New Certificate.

8.2.1 The new certificate of birth prepared after adoption shall be on the form in use at the time of its preparation and shall include the following items and such other information necessary to complete the certificate:

8.2.1.1 The name of the child;

8.2.1.2 the date and city and/or county of birth as transcribed from the original certificate;

8.2.1.3 the names and personal particulars of the adoptive parents;

8.2.1.4 the name of the attendant, printed or typed;

8.2.1.5 the State File number assigned to the original certificate of birth;

8.2.1.6 the original filing date

8.2.2 The information necessary to locate the existing certificate and to complete the new certificate shall be submitted to the State Registrar on forms prescribed or approved by him or her.

8.3 Existing Certificate to Be Placed in a Special File. After preparation of the new certificate, the existing certificate and the evidence upon which the new certificate was based shall be placed in a special file. Such file shall not be subject to inspection except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by the State Registrar for purposes of properly administering the vital statistics program or as otherwise provided by state law.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 4205-8.0

20 DE Reg. 641( 2/1/2017) (Final)