Delaware Code § 16-921

of Title 13, together with a certified copy of the final decree of adoption
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(b) Upon receipt of the information, the State Registrar shall remove from the files the original certificate of birth and, after proper
identification, shall place it in a confidential file. The State Registrar shall file a new certificate setting forth the adopted name and sex
of the child, together with the names of the adopting parents and the actual birth date and birthplace of the child. Certificates may be
issued in accordance with § 3110 of this title.
(c) The State Registrar shall file a new certificate of birth for any child born in Delaware who is legally adopted in another state upon
receipt of a certified or exemplified copy of the court order of adoption from the clerk of the court of such other state, and shall issue
a certificate as provided under § 3110 of this title.
(d) In the event of a child born outside of the United States and who is adopted in Delaware and for whom no certificate of birth can be
secured from the nation of birth, the State Registrar may file and issue a special certificate of birth in accordance with this chapter, provided
the adopting parents can furnish evidence considered satisfactory by the State Registrar of the facts and circumstances surrounding the
birth of the child.

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