If one of the parents of the registrant has legally changed his or her name, their name on the registrant's birth certificate can be changed also.

To have this correction made you must provide a certified copy of a court ordered name change. You may bring the court order to the Office of Vital Records in person, or file your request by mail.  If you are submitting your request by mail please include and complete a request application and send a copy of your valid government issued ID or you can have your signature notarized on the request application .  Acceptable forms of payment are traveler’s check, cashiers check or money order made payable to the Office of Vital Records.  Debit/Credit cards are also acceptable.  If you do not include payment with you request, you will be required to pay the $23 fee before any certified copies will be issued.  Please Note:  All court orders that were granted and final after Aug. 25, 2004 must contain verbiage stating – “It is ordered that the Office of Vital Records amend the birth certificate of the following change(s)”.  §36-337.4

Walk-in customers are served in the order they arrive between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Customers who arrive after 4:00 p.m. can receive information only.

The fee for processing of a court ordered name change is NOT paid by the Court. The fee includes one certified copy of the birth certificate with the changed name on it.  Additional certified copies may be requested.