Delaware Code § 13-8-607

Limitation: Child having presumed father
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(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.

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