An Act Directing the State Registrar of Vital Statistics to Issue a Birth Certificate with the Name of the Father of Levi Ryan Murray.
It became law on May 16, 2025.
- Stage
- Became law
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- Senate
- Sponsors
- 22
- Latest action
- May 16, 2025
What it does
There is a conflict in Delaware law related to determining whether the name of the husband who dies during the period between the creation of the embryo and placement of the embryo should or can be entered on the birth certificate as the father of the child conceived. \r \r Because of this conflict, this Act directs the State Registrar of Vital Statistics to immediately amend the birth certificate of the impacted individual, Levi Ryan Murray, to include the name of his father, Ryan Murray, on his birth certificate.\r \r This Act is necessary so that this child’s birth certificate can be completed while the General Assembly considers how to resolve this conflict in the law generally. \r \r…
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