If the child’s name is currently listed on the birth certificate but you want to know what is required to change the child’s name on a birth record, the following are the general requirements according to the age of the child:

• Birth to 90 days old – only the Affidavit to Correct is required to change the name. This form can be found on the Vital Records website referenced below.

• 91 days to less than 1 year old – Affidavit to Correct and an independent factual document listing the new name (complete name – first, middle, last) to be listed on the birth certificate. The independent factual document must have been established within the first six months of the child’s life.

• 1 year old and older – A court order that orders a legal name change for the child and that has been certified by the court that issued the order. The order must include the child’s name as it currently is listed on the birth certificate, the child’s date of birth, the child’s new legal name (first, middle, last, suffix) to be listed on the birth certificate.

Please note an Arizona Birth Certificate does not change in the case of a divorce unless the divorce decree/court order specifies the last name of the child should change.

In addition to the information above, you will need to submit an application with your documentation. To locate the birth application or for more information regarding the fees charged to correct or amend a birth certificate, please reference the Vital Records website at http://azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm.

You can reach us by phone at 602-364-1300, email at webovr@azdhs.gov or mail at Office of Vital Records, Post Office Box 3887, Phoenix, Arizona, 85030.