Mail to: Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 47814
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
360-236-4300
DOH 422-034 August 2019
Affidavit for Correction
This is a legal document. Complete in ink and do not alter.
STATE OFFICE USE ONLY
State File Number
Fee Number
Initials
Date
Affidavit Number
Required
Required information must match current information on record
Record Type:
Birth
Death
Marriage
Dissolution (Divorce)
1. Name on Record:
First Middle Last
2. Date of Event:
MM/DD/YYYY
3. Place of Event:
(City or County)
4. Father/Parent Full Birth Name (Spouse A for Marriage or Dissolution)
First Middle Last/Maiden
5. Mother/Parent Full Birth Name (Spouse B for Marriage or Dissolution)
First Middle Last/Maiden
6. Name of Person Requesting Correction:
Relationship to
Person on Record:
Self
Parent(s)
Guardian
Funeral Director
Informant Hospital
Other (specify)___________________
7. Return Mailing Address:
PO Box or Street Address City State Zip
Telephone Number:
( )
Email Address:
Use the section below for requesting any changes on the record. The record is incorrect or incomplete as follows:
The record currently shows:
The true fact is:
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the forgoing is true and correct.
14a. Signature:
14b. Signature of 2
nd
parent (if required):
Printed name:
Date:
Printed name:
Date:
INSTRUCTIONS – go to www.doh.wa.gov for more information
Required proof documentation must be submitted with the affidavit and include full name and birth date. Examples of proof documentation include:
Birth/Marriage/Divorce record
Certificate of Naturalization
Military record (DD-214)
Hospital/medical record
School transcripts
Copy of Passport / Enhanced ID
Social Security Numident Report
Green/Permanent Resident card (I-551)
You cannot use a Driver’s license, Social Security card, or hospital decorative birth certificate as proof documentation.
Birth Certificates
1.
Only a parent(s), legal guardian (if the child is under 18), or the named individual (if 18 or older) may change the birth certificate.
2.
The proof(s) must match the asserted fact(s). For example, if the affidavit says the name should be Mary Ann Doe, the proof must show the name to be Mary
Ann Doe.
3. Proof documentation must be five or more years old or established within five years of birth.
4. This affidavit cannot be used to add a parent to a birth certificate (use Acknowledgment of Parentage form DOH 422-159).
Child under 18
If legal guardian(s), include certified court order proving guardianship.
Up to age one or up to one year following the filing of an Acknowledgement
of Parentage form, last name can be changed once to either parents’ name
on certificate (can be any combination of the first, middle or last names);
thereafter, a court order is required to change the last name.
No proof is required to change the first or middle name.*
To correct parent’s information, one proof documentation is required.
To correct the sex of the child, one proof documentation from a medical
provider is required.
Adult (18 years or older)
Only the adult can change their own birth certificate.
If the first or middle name is missing, three pieces of proof documentation are
required.
If the first, middle and/or last name is misspelled, or month and/or day of birth
is incorrect, two pieces of proof documentation are required.
To correct parent’s birth date, place of birth, or name, one proof documentation
is required.
*To change any part of the name of a child using this form, signatures from both parents listed on the certificate are required. If one parent is deceased, submit a death
certificate with request.
Death Certificates
1.
Only the informant may change the non-medical information without proof documentation. The funeral director, executors/administrators, or a family member
may change the non-medical information with proof documentation. Family members are spouse or registered domestic partner, parent, sibling, or adult child
or stepchild. Marital status requires a certified court order if someone other than the informant is requesting the change.
2.
The medical information (cause of death) may be changed only by the certifying physician or the coroner/medical examiner.
Marriage/Dissolution (Divorce) Certificates
1.
Personal facts (minor spelling changes in name, date or place of birth, or residence) may be changed by the person with one piece of proof documentation.
2.
To change the date or place of marriage or dissolution, the officiant (marriage) or clerk of court (dissolution) must complete and submit the affidavit.
