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PETITION TO AMEND BIRTH CERTIFICATE

This is the form packet for people who want to file their own Petition to Amend Birth Certificate of a minor child in Gwinnett County.

Instructions for Petition to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)

The following are documents must be filed with the Petition to Amend Birth Certificate if the Petition may be contested (that is, you do not have a signed Consent to Amend Birth Certificate):

Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form (LINK)
Petition to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)
Affidavit in Support of Petition to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)
Summons (LINK)
Sheriff's Entry of Service (3-part carbon copy)

Acknowledgement of Service (PDF)

Publication paperwork, as follows:

Notice of Publication and Order for Notice of Petition to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)

Rule Nisi (PDF)
Affidavit of Indigence and Eligibility to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (PDF) (only if you are indigent and cannot afford to pay the filing & service fees)

The following are documents must be filed with the Petition to Amend Birth Certificate if the Petition is not contested (that is, you do have a signed Consent to Amend Birth Certificate):

Domestic Relations Case Filing Information Form (LINK)
Petition to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)
Affidavit in Support of Petition to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)
Summons (LINK)
Acknowledgement of Service (PDF)
Consent to Amend Birth Certificate (PDF)
Rule Nisi (PDF)
Affidavit of Indigence and Eligibility to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (PDF) (only if you are indigent and cannot afford to pay the filing & service fees

The following is a final order for the Petition to Amend Birth Certificate:

Order to Amend Birth Certificate

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