A petition may be filed in the family court of petitioner's residence for an order establishing a record of the date of birth, place of birth, and parentage of the person whose birth is sought to be registered by way of a delayed birth certificate.

The petition must allege that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this State, that no record of birth exists, and that the petitioner has failed to produce the minimum required documentation to the state registrar of vital statistics.

The court shall fix the time and place of a hearing on the petition for establishment of birth registration, and at least ten days' notice in writing must be given to the state registrar of vital statistics.

The court shall determine the place of birth, date of birth, parentage, and those other findings as considered necessary, and shall issue its order which must include all data prescribed by the state registrar to establish a record of birth which must be recorded and constitutes the record of birth. This order must include the birth date to be registered and a description of the evidence presented. The order must be forwarded by the clerk of the family court to the state registrar no later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered by the court.