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A parent or legal guardian may correct any item listed above within one year of the birth simply by contacting our office and making the request in writing. All parents listed on the birth record must agree to the correction and each item can only be corrected once.

North Dakota Birth Certificate Laws North Dakota will amend the gender marker on a birth certificate upon receipt of a signed statement from a physician indicating that you have had appropriate clinical treatment for gender transition to a new gender.

What is acknowledgment of paternity? The North Dakota Acknowledgment of Paternity form allows a biological father to establish paternity when he isn't married to the mother. The mother and biological father must both sign the form.

In North Dakota, for children who are born out of wedlock, the paternity of the biological father can be established in two ways. The biological father may voluntarily establish his paternity by completing an Acknowledgment of Paternity form or any legal parent may be added to the birth record by way of a court order.

Adding a Father's Name Later Submit a copy of the original birth certificate to the Department of Vital Records in your state. Pay the applicable fee. Ask the father to sign an affidavit acknowledging paternity, which will need to be notarized and submitted.

There are no hard-and-fast rules as to the age at which a child is considered mature enough to testify as to a preference regarding residential responsibility. A court might find a ten year old in one case mature enough to express a preference, but find otherwise regarding a thirteen year old in another case.