Del. Code tit. 13 § 8-607

Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 269
Section 8-607 - Limitation: Child having presumed father
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother or another individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a presumed father must be commenced not later than 2 years after the birth of the child.
(b) A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child relationship between a child and the child's presumed father may be maintained at any time if the Court determines that:
(1)
a. The presumed father and the mother of the child neither cohabited nor engaged in sexual intercourse with each other during the probable time of conception; and
b. The presumed father never openly held out the child as his own; or
(2) The presumed father did not commence an action within the limitation period in reliance on the mother's failure to disclose the possibility of any other alleged fathers.

13 Del. C. § 8-607

74 Del. Laws, c. 136, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 77 Del. Laws, c. 456, §§ 2, 7.;