Complete Part I, Items 1 – 7, with the information as it appears on the current certificate. 5. How to complete the Affidavit to Amend a Record (VS 24) form.General Information. If you are requesting an authorized Certified Copy of the amended record, you must complete and submit a notarized sworn statement. Ways and requirements to end your marriage or domestic partnership, including separation, divorce, property, alimony and enforcement. Amendments are used to correct errors on the death certificate. Documentation supporting the correction may be requested and not returned. Complaints, motions, briefs, or other documents sent to the judge or Clerk of Court in the form of a letter do not comply with the Federal Rules or Local Rules. This office is experiencing an extremely large volume of amendment requests. "All of us go through some form of suffering at some stage in our life."