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TITLE 13

Domestic Relations

CHAPTER 13. Illegitimate Children

Subchapter I. General Provisions

§ 1301. Legitimating child conceived out of wedlock.

A child conceived out of wedlock shall be legitimate if the parents shall marry before the birth of the child or if they shall marry after adjudication or acknowledgment of parentage after the birth of the child, or upon acknowledgment of the paternity made in writing by the parents, if both are living or by the father if the mother is not living and filed in the Office of Vital Statistics according to § 8-302 of this title or § 3121 of Title 16.

11 Del. Laws, c. 243, §  1;  24 Del. Laws, c. 224, §  1;  Code 1915, §  3087;  32 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  7;  Code 1935, §  3573;  13 Del. C. 1953, §  1301;  69 Del. Laws, c. 296, §  21;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1; 

§ 1302. Inheritance from illegitimate person dying intestate [Repealed].
11 Del. Laws, c. 243, §  1;  24 Del. Laws, c. 224, §  1;  Code 1915, §  3087;  32 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  7;  Code 1935, §  3573;  13 Del. C. 1953, §  1302;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  repealed by 85 Del. Laws, c. 156, § 5, effective Aug. 21, 2025.; 

§ 1303. Inheritance from mother of illegitimate person [Repealed].
Code 1915, §  3087A;  29 Del. Laws, c. 229, §  1;  30 Del. Laws, c. 200, §  1;  Code 1935, §  3574;  13 Del. C. 1953, §  1303;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  84 Del. Laws, c. 42, § 1;  repealed by 85 Del. Laws, c. 156, § 6, effective Aug. 21, 2025.; 

§ 1304. Inheritance from father of illegitimate person [Repealed].
11 Del. Laws, c. 243, §  1;  24 Del. Laws, c. 224, §  1;  Code 1915, §  3087;  32 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  7;  Code 1935, §  3573;  13 Del. C. 1953, §  1304;  55 Del. Laws, c. 179;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  repealed by 85 Del. Laws, c. 156, § 7, effective Aug. 21, 2025.; 

§ 1305. Father’s liability for maintenance; payment to State Department of Health and Social Services.

The father of an illegitimate child shall be bound to pay the State Department of Health and Social Services all charges it incurs, for maintenance, or otherwise, of such child while under 18 years of age, in accordance with Chapter 28 of Title 31. It may recover the same as any other debt, or by means of any bond of indemnity, given to secure it, under §§ 1326 [repealed] and 1327 [repealed] of this title.

Code 1852, §  1474;  19 Del. Laws, c. 768, §  1;  Code 1915, §  3072;  32 Del. Laws, c. 184, §  1;  37 Del. Laws, c. 189, §  1;  Code 1935, §  3558;  13 Del. C. 1953, §  1305;  58 Del. Laws, c. 511, §  23;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;