Vermont - Modify a Birth Certificate

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Procedure

• To apply for minor corrections to the birth certificate, contact the clerk of the city or town in which the birth occurred.
• Also, the Vermont Department of Health will send you a Notification of Birth Registration approximately three months after your childs birth. The Notification of Birth is not the actual birth certificate, but it shows some information that appears on the birth certificate. If there are any mistake in the form, cross it out, PRINT the right information, sign the form and return it to the Health Department or to the clerk of the city or town in which the birth took place. NOTE: A change to the childs last name or to either parents last name requires a court decree ordering the change.

Note: All corrections must be made before the child turns 6 months old. After that time, corrections can be made only by order of the probate division of the superior court of the district in which the child was born.

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Vermont Department of Health - Vital Records
P.O. Box 70,
108 Cherry Street,
Burlington, VT 05402-0070

Vital Records Office: 802-863-7275 or (within Vermont) 800-439-5008

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Validity

Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A Birth Certificate states the name and sex of a person, it also indicate the time and place of birth, it is issued after you have registered the birth of a child. A copy of the birth certificate is often necessary when you apply for a passport, a driver license or a marriage license.

If you found some information which might have been entered incorrectly in your childs birth certificate you can modify it by following the procedure below.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

The birth certificate is used throughout a persons lifetime. It is often presented as proof of age and identity for many events in life: entering school, getting a drivers license, passport or marriage license, tracing family history, receiving retirement benefits, etc.

External Links

• Vermont Department of Health Website:

http://healthvermont.gov/research/records/complete_birth.aspx

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