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Hospitals often provide the ROP form to parents at the child's birth. An unmarried mother and father can complete a ROP form stating that they are the biological parents by signing it in front of a notary and filing the form with the MN Dept. of Health.

If you have questions about how to get a certified copy of a filed Recognition of Parentage or other paternity form, contact health.vitalrecords@state.mn.us or 651-201-5970.

Parent Notices A parent notice or ?parent verification? form is printed with the information that will appear on the child's birth certificate. Parents can review the information that will be on the birth certificate for accuracy and use the form to request corrections (if needed) and to order certificates.

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.

Fill out the Birth Record Amendment Application form; do not sign the form. Take the application form to a notary public; sign it in front of the notary public. Send the Birth Record Amendment Application, supporting documents and fees to the address on the application.

Add a legal parent to a birth record with a court order A legal parent, including a biological father, can be added to a birth record with a court order. The Office of Vital Records charges a $40 fee to add a legal parent's name to a birth record with a court order. Fees are non-refundable.