(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 his or her 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 his birth, and his occupation;
(9) Maiden name of adoptive mother, place and date of her birth, and her 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.
Structure Delaware Code
§ 902. Jurisdiction and venue; removal of petitioner from county.
§ 903. Persons eligible to petition to adopt.
§ 904. Placement and supervision for adoption.
§ 905. Appeal from decision of the Department or licensed agency.
§ 906. Contents of petition for adoption.
§ 910. Withdrawal of petition.
§ 912. Social study and report.
§ 913. Time for filing the adoption petition.
§ 914. Death, divorce, annulment, separation of petitioner pending proceeding.
§ 918. Finality of decree of adoption.
§ 919. General effect of adoption.
§ 920. Effect of adoption on inheritance.
§ 921. Report of vital statistics data.
§ 923. Confidential nature of information; old and new birth certificates.
§ 924. Confidential nature of Court records.
§ 925. Inspection of Court records.
§ 926. Receiving child into State for adoption.
§ 927. Foreign adoptions; validity.
§ 928. Contributions and fees.
§ 929. Exchange of identifying information.