(a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child.
(b) An order adjudicating parentage must identify the child by name and date of birth except an order pursuant to § 8-611(a) of this title and health care providers shall report the person(s) determined by Family Court to be the parent(s) to the Office of Vital Statistics as required by § 3121 of Title 16, Registration of Births.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the court may assess filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, fees for genetic testing, other costs and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred in a proceeding under this subchapter. The court may award attorney's fees, which may be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name.
(d) The court may not assess fees, costs or expenses against the support-enforcement agency of this State or another state, except as provided by other law.
(e) On request of a party and for good cause shown, the court may order that the name of the child be changed.
(f) If the order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate, the court shall order the Office of Vital Statistics to issue an amended birth registration.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 8. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT
Subchapter VI. Proceeding to Adjudicate Parentage
§ 8-601. Proceeding authorized.
§ 8-602. Standing to maintain proceeding.
§ 8-603. Parties to proceeding.
§ 8-604. Personal jurisdiction.
§ 8-606. Statute of limitations.
§ 8-607. Limitation: Child having presumed father.
§ 8-608. Authority to deny motion for genetic testing.
§ 8-609. Limitation: Child having acknowledged or adjudicated father.
§ 8-610. Proceedings in which parentage may be determined.
§ 8-611. Proceeding before birth.
§ 8-612. Child as party; representation.
§ 8-621. Admissibility of results of genetic testing; expenses.
§ 8-622. Consequences of declining genetic testing.
§ 8-623. Admission of paternity authorized.
§ 8-631. Rules for adjudication of paternity.
§ 8-633. Inspection of records.
§ 8-635. Dismissal for want of prosecution.
§ 8-636. Order adjudicating parentage.
§ 8-637. Binding effect of determination of parentage.