Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 137 - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Division 55 - OREGON CHILD SUPPORT PROGRAM
Section 137-055-3120 - Changing Child's Surname on Birth Certificate When Paternity Established

(1) In any action or proceeding by the administrator to establish paternity of a child who was born in Oregon, if either parent wishes to have the child's surname changed on the birth certificate of the child and the other parent agrees, the administrator shall so order and notify the Center for Health Statistics of the Department of Human Services.

(2) If the parents do not agree to change the child's name on the birth certificate and either parent requests that the matter be adjudicated, the administrator shall certify the matter to the appropriate Oregon circuit court pursuant to ORS 25.550(6)(b). If neither parent requests that the matter be adjudicated, the administrator will take no action to change the surname on the birth certificate of the child.