Pamphlets/Forms
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VS 21 - Amendment oāf Parentageā (PDF, 1.1MB)āāāāā
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VS 21 - Enmienda de Paternidadāā (PDF, 3.6MB)ā
- Add, remove, or replace a parent listed on the current birth certificate
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VS 23 - Application to Amend a Birth Certificate After a Court Order Name Change (PDF)
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VS 23 - Solicitud para Enmendar un Registro de Nacimiento DespuƩs de un Cambio de Nombre por Orden Judicial(PDF)
- Amend a birth certificate to reflect the child's legal name change
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VS 24B - Application to Amend a Birth Record (PDF, 1.2MB)
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VS 24B - Solicitud para Enmendar un Registro de Nacimiento (PDF, 1.2MB)
- Correct spelling errors
- Add the child's first, middle, or last name to blank fields
- Correct the sex field, date, time, or place of birth of the child due to hospital or Local Registrar error
- Add the parent's new name after a court order or naturalization process
- Correct parents' place or date of birth
- Change child's sex field to reflect gender identity
- Change parent designation to reflect gender identity on child's birth certificate
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VS 107 - Supplemental Name Report (PDF, 1.1MBā)
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VS 107 - Infrme de Nombre Suplementario - Nacimiento (PDF)
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VS 107 Form (PDF)
- Add the child's name to blank fields on the birth certificate
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VS 44 - The Adoption Process (PDF)
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VS 44 - El Proceso de AdopciĆ³n (PDF)
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VS 44 (WEBFORM)
- Amend a California birth certificate after an adoption has been finalized
- Register a child adopted in California who was born outside of the United States, territories of the United States or Canada
- Create the VS 44 using the Amendment Request Portal (EBRS-ARP)
Fees
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Fees. Requests received without the appropriate fee will be returned to the sender. Make your check or money order payable to CDPH Vital Records. Checks must be drawn on a United States bank. Money orders must be drawn on a United States bank or issued by the United States Postal Service.
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