Submit an Affidavit to Amend a Vital Record, a Birth Certificate Application, a copy of the requester's ID, and a check or money order for the correct fees. This form is not used with a court order.A court order is necessary to make any corrections to a. Birth records can only be amended if the certificate holder is alive. Any posthumous amendments require a court order. A Delayed Birth Certificate requires a court order to make any corrections. 1) Complete Section A using information from the current record. Complete Section B using information from the Court Order. Applications, Birth Certificate, Stillbirth Certificate, ID - acceptable list and ID verification instructions, English and Spanish, Death Certificate. The parents need to purchase a birthcertificate and sign the 'Affidavit to Amend a Record' on the back of the certificate in front of a Notary Public.