Misspelled Birth Certificate

To correct a misspelled last name submit an affidavit to correct birth certificate and a copy of your fathers birth death or marriage certificate if your surname is the same as your fathers.

Misspelled birth certificate. Submit an original copy of your birth certificate with an affidavit signed by the parent both if surviving acknowledging paternity and pay the fee. If it is the same as your mothers last name you will need her record to correct an incorrect last name. When a person receives a birth certificate with misspelled or inaccurate birth data the person must submit an amendment request to the appropriate government office to fix the birth certificate. You may be able to correct the spelling of your name without going to court.

Misspelled name on birth certificate. Do i need a court order to correct the spelling of my name. My name is misspelled on my birth certificate. The courthouse said the hospital spelled it wrong.

You must provide the required documents listed below to show the correct spelling. My friend went to get a certified copy of her birth certificate and the bc. Requests go to the office of the registrar vital statistics or health and human services in the state or territory where the birth took place. If you have one of these errors on your birth certificate you need to file your petition to correct the information on the civil registry office where you had been registered.

Here are the persons who can file the petition for correction of entry. Vital records has birth records since 1881 for all of new york state except new york city. Copies of corrected certificates cost 15 each. Missing if your father or second parents name is not on your birth certificate you can choose to update it at any time.

Birth records are also available from the local registrar of vital. 40 processing fee applies. Has her middle name spelled wrong. The most common mistakes are misspelled names and incorrect birth date or gender.

Her drivers license marriage certificate etc. If the first and last names are missing from the birth certificate these can be added without a court order. Adding a childs given name by family more than 60 days after birth. A birth certificate is one of the most important identification documents a person will ever have and spelling errors can block the persons attempts to obtain a passport drivers license or marriage certificate.

If the name on a birth certificate is spelled incorrectly you do not need a court order to correct the spelling. Contact the texas vital statistics unit to discuss your situation. Misspelled submit a birth certificate correction form to your vital records office with your birth certificate photo id and the birth certificate or photo id of the parent. It does not have these records for new york city the boroughs of manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island.