Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS
Section 420-7-1-.09 - New Certificates Of Birth Following Adoption, Legitimation, Paternity Determination, Or Paternity Acknowledgement
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-7-1-.09
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) When a new certificate of birth shall be prepared:
(a) A new certificate of birth shall
be prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age following adoption,
legitimation, or parentage determination as specified in Code of
Ala. 1975, §
22-9A-12.
(b) A new certificate of birth shall be
prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age upon receipt of an
Acknowledgment of Paternity that has been completed as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975, §
26-17-22.
(c) A new certificate of birth shall be
prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age following legitimation
by marriage as specified in Code of Ala. 1975, §
26-11-1, provided no father's name
is shown on the original birth certificate and no father has been legally
acknowledged adjudicated.
1. The following
documents must be provided to establish the new certificate of birth following
a legitimation by marriage:
(i) A certified
copy of the parents' marriage certificate or information for locating the
parents' marriage certificate if the certificate is filed in the Center for
Health Statistics; and
(ii) A sworn
declaration signed by both parents of the child stating the husband is the
natural father of the child.
2. The documents presented along with the
original certificate of birth shall be handled in the same manner as specified
for legitimations and parentage determinations in Code of Ala.
1975, §
22-9A-12.
(d) A new certificate of birth shall be
prepared upon request for a child under 19 years of age upon receipt of order
from the judge of probate upon legitimation of a child as specified in
Code of Ala. 1975, §
26-11-2, provided no father's name
is shown on the original birth certificate.
(2) Format for the new certificate of birth following adoption, legitimation, parentage determination, or paternity acknowledgement:
(a) A new certificate of
birth prepared prior to the child's nineteenth birthday may be prepared in
alternate formats at the parents' request.
1.
Unless the amendment format is requested by the parent(s), the new certificate
of birth will be prepared on the form or in the format in use at the time the
new certificate is prepared.
2. The
parent(s) may choose to have the new certificate of birth prepared in the
alternate format in use for an amended birth certificate at the time of its
preparation.
3. If the name the
child is to bear after a legitimation, parentage determination, or paternity
acknowledgement is not specified in a court order, the parent(s) of a child
under 19 years of age may request that the name of the child be changed at the
time of preparation of the new certificate of birth. Additional documentation
may be required to support the name change for the child.
4. A certificate of birth shall be prepared
in compliance with Code of Ala. 1975, §§
26-9A-11 and -12, and these rules following an adoption, legitimation, or
parentage determination ordered in another state or
country.
(b) A new
certificate of birth prepared after the child's nineteenth birthday shall be on
the form or in the format in use for an amended birth certificate at the time
of its preparation and shall follow the requirements for preparing an amended
birth certificate as specified in Code of Ala. 1975,
§
22-9A-19, and these
Rules.
Authors: Dorothy Harshbarger, Nicole Henderson Rushing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-9A-2, 22-9A-6, 22-9A-12, 22-9A-19, 26-11-1, 26-11-2, 26-17-22.
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