Order Vital Records

Vermont State Archives and Records Administration

Submit the Application to Correct or Amend a Vermont Birth Certificate, along with any required documents or supporting evidence.

Please note these special circumstances:

• Completions or changes to the child’s name within six months of the date of birth requires the signature of both parents if two parents are listed on the birth certificate. Completions or changes to the child’s name more than 6 months after the date of birth requires a certified copy of a court order.
• To add a second parent to the child’s birth certificate requires a certified copy of a court order adjudicating parentage or a completed Voluntary Acknowledgement of Parentage Form and, if applicable, a Denial of Parentage Form.
• For information on establishing legal parentage please contact Vermont Department of Children and Families.

Complete the Affidavit of Gender Identify form.

A death certificate may be corrected within six months from the date of death or amended after six months from the date of death by application submitted by the certifying licensed health care professional, medical examiner, hospital, nursing home, or funeral director. 

A marriage certificate may be corrected within six months from the date of marriage by application to the Town/City Clerk who issued the certificate. Amendments after six months from the date of marriage require a court order.  

A delayed birth certificate may be issued for a person born in Vermont from whom no birth certificate was filed during the first year following the birth. A person, their parent or guardian may submit to Vital Records an Application for Delayed Certificate of Birth and Statement of Information to Appear on Delayed Certificate of Birth.  Supporting documents are required. 

Beginning July 1, 2023, adoptees may request a certified copy of their original Vermont birth certificate from the Vermont Department of Health.