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2019 Delaware Code
Title 13 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 8. Uniform Parentage Act
Subchapter VI Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage
§ 8-602 Standing to maintain proceeding.
Universal Citation: 13 DE Code § 8-602 (2019)
Subject to subchapter III of this chapter and §§ 8-607 and 8-609 of this title, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:
(1) The child;
(2) The mother of the child;
(3) A man whose paternity of the child is to be adjudicated;
(4) The support-enforcement agency;
(5) An authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency; or
(6) A representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor.
74 Del. Laws, c. 136, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.
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