Acknowledgement of Facts of Paternity/Parentage

An Acknowledgement of Paternity/Parentage VS 22 (PDF) form is utilized when:

• Adding a parent to a blank space on the original birth certificate
• Both parents are available to sign the affidavit

For further information please see the informational pamphlet Acknowledgement of Paternity/Parentage (PDF) and checklist.

Supporting Documents

Supporting documents are used to support the information being amended.

When adding a parent to a birth certificate of a person born prior to January 1, 1995, no supporting documents are required other than a notarized sworn statement.

One of the following supporting documents is required for children born on or after January 1, 1995:

• Photocopy of parent’s marriage – If the parents are married to each other
• Voluntary Declaration of Parentage (DCSS0909) form – If the parents are not married to each other
• Photocopy of parent’s State Registered Domestic Partnership Declaration – If the parents are in a State Registered Domestic Partnership

Sworn Statement

A notarized Sworn Statement is required if a certified authorized copy of the amended certificate is requested. For explanation of who may receive a certified authorized copy view this link.

Certificate Fees

• Acknowledgement of Facts of Paternity/Parentage require a twenty-three dollar ($23) registration fee, which includes one certified copy of the new birth certificate
• Additional certified copies are twenty-five dollars ($25) each

Processing Times

CDPH-VR processing times may occasionally increase as do the volume of requests.

Currently Birth Amendments are processed within six (6) to eight (8) weeks from the date CDPH-VR receives the request.

Helpful Tips

• Complete all documents in black ink
• No erasures, alterations or whiteouts allowed on the VS 22 form
• This form will assist in creating the new birth certificate

Helpful Links

Informational Pamphlet Acknowledgement of Paternity/Parentage (PDF) and checklist

Acknowledgement of Paternity/Parentage VS 22 (PDF) form

Amendment Sworn Statements (English) (Spanish)

Other Amendment Types

General Birth Amendment

Court Order Name Change

Correcting a Sex Field Error

Sex Change/Reassignment

Adoption

Adjudication of Paternity

Supplemental Name Report

Death/Fetal Death

Marriage