Incorrect name on a birth certificate
Who specifically do I contact? The government? Some department of vital records?
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This third party company? Hello Gwendolyn, To have your birth certificate amended to reflect your legal name change you will need to contact the state vital records office in the state you were born.
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They will have an amendments and correction department that will assist you in making this change. My daughter is 1 years old and father and i are no longer together. The father has refused to have anything to do with her. He is currently not on the birth certificate but she carries his last name. We live in a different state then what she was born due to personal issues between myself and the father.
Do i have to go through the court system to change her last name or can i just contact the vital office to were she was born at. Good morning and thank you for your question. If you need to do a legal name change you will have to go through the regular court procedures to do so. Since the father is not listed on the certificate he should not have to be apart of the process. Once you have completed the legal part you can then contact the amendments department at the vital records office where your daughters birth certificate was issued.
They will assist you with changing her birth certificate to reflect her new name. Hello Courtney, To make this change you will need to contact the correction and amendments department at the Vital records office that prepared her birth certificate. If the certificate has not yet been registered since it still is pretty recent you may still be able to reach out to the hospital and let them know the situation to see if they can instruct you on the best way to go about correcting this.
So, my mother was a 13 year old runaway with my 25 yr old father. Naturally my her parents has the FBI and other authorities searching for her. She 14 and living in Nevada when she gave birth to me. In order to avoid the notification of the authorities my mother used the name and social security number of another woman on my birth certificate. I would like this changed. However I am not sure how to go about this. Is there anything i could do? Hello Lisa and thank you for your question. In this situation the best place to start is the vital records office. Of course it is up to you how much detail you would like to go into.
They will be able to assist you with making the change if it possible. Dear sir, Me and my husband both are separately living since I need to change my name first letter as a initial of her name and also my name spelling is incorrect in the birth certificate. If you would like to to make a change to your daughters certificate you will need to contact the amendments and corrections department at the vital records office that issued her original birth certificate. Iv been trying to obtain a copy of my birth certificate in Indiana so that I can change my drivers license to MO.
When I sent off for the certificate they contacted me stating that they had my original last name on the certificate. They didnt have any record of my name being changed when I was a child. Which was done a few years after I was born. I had my mothers last name but when she and my father got married she changed it to my fathers last name.
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In 30 years, Iv never had an issue with the name I have now. All through school, getting my drivers license and through nursing school Iv used this name without a problem and now its like my last name isnt really my last name. Im not sure what to do here, or how to obtain the piece of info that shows it was changed.
Iv called the health dept in the county I was born in as well as Indianapolis and I have gotten nowhere. They were going to dig through the records to see if they could find anything but I still havent heard anything from them. Please help. Over the last decade or so changing names and identity verification has gotten more strict do to security laws.
Also, have you ever actually had a birth certificate listing your name after the change?
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Is there anyway to confirm this information with you parents or close relatives that may know? I think by you contacting the vital records office where you were born and the courts you have already made the steps in the right direction. You may need to follow up with them since they have yet to get back to you. Sometimes those offices can get pretty busy. I hope your able to get some answers to this soon. He filled out a paternity form and somehow we got on the last name. That day the person assisting us changed the last name from Daniels to Bailey with our permission. How is this possible?
What should I do? Explain your situation to them and they will be able to tell you what needs to be done and what that person may have done the day you went in to the office. I gave the representative my information and someone should be calling me soon to assist me further. Thanks for your help. I am thinking i must have signed off on my birth certificate saying single not realizing in all the mess of trying to get discharged from hospital the day after having child.
Hello Sam and thank you for your question. This should not be a hard field to correct, especially since you most likely have your marriage certificate showing that you were married at the time your child was born. They will be able to assist you. Client lives in CT. Mother did not put father on birth certificate only hers. He has had a paternity test and is the father. Does he have to go through the courts to get his name on the certificate or can he go through the vital records dept without going to court?
Thank you for your response. Some vital records offices can take that paternity test and make the change. Some states require a court order to make the change. How do I get my first name corrected on my birth certificate? How can I get this fixed where my birth certificate is spelled like my SS card. Hello Tabitha and thank you for your question. To have your birth certificate corrected you will need to contact the amendments and corrections department in the vital records office that issued your birth certitifcate. This should be a pretty simple fix especially since your SS card and everything else already lists your name the correct way.
Then you can take your corrected birth certificate to the DMV and have them issue a new license with the correct spelling. The procedure to add the father to her certificate can vary from state to state. To find out the steps to take please contact the amendments and corrections department at the state vital records office where your daughter was born. Also i would like to now how i go about changing her full name?
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Thank you for your questions. They will be able to advise you as to what changes can be made and what information may be needed in order to make those changes. Thank you so much Ben. Getting a birth certificate corrected can be confusing, especially since requirements vary across the country. However, the best way to address any questions you may have about the process is to directly contact the vital records office in the city or county where your child was born. They will be able to advise you about the proper way to make any changes necessary, including what documentation may be necessary.
Thanks again. If you need to make a correction to your birth certificate you should contact the amendments and corrections department at the vital records office in the state you were born. If you need assistance locating the correct office to contact please send us the name of the country you were born in and we will try and help you locate their office. Sir my name is shamna and am from kerala. I wish to change my daughter name.
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My daughter is under 3 year old. If you wish to change your daughters name on her birth certificate please contact the Amendments and Corrections department at the Vital records office in the state she was born. They will be able to assist you in making this change.
Hi my son is 19 months. To make a change to your sons birth certificate you will need to contact the amendments and corrections department in the vital records office that issued his certificate. If your son was born in South Africa then you will need to contact the Consulates office in South Africa so they may direct on how tomake this change.
At the time of my birth my mother had my step father listed as my father on my birth certificate with his last name. I would like to know what I need to have that name removed and my biological fathers name listed and change my last name to my real fathers last name??