For a list of alternative documents please visit our website at .michigan.gov/vitalrecords or call our office at 517-335-8666. Normal processing time to correct or change a Michigan birth certificate is 5-6 weeks if all required documents are received.

A: You will need to provide: A completed application to change a Michigan birth record. Copy of photo identification for the applicant. Application fee. A signed Michigan Vital Record's Sex Designation Form or a court order determining sex designation.

If a man is not added to a child's birth certificate as the father, the mother automatically receives sole custody of the child. This means that the father has no visitation or custody rights, and nothing can be done if the mother refuses to allow the father access to the child.

The birth certificate is the record of the child's birth and is usually created at the hospital when the baby is born. It is not used to establish paternity. If the mother is married when she becomes pregnant or when the baby is born, her husband's name will be put on the birth certificate as the child's father.

A: You must provide: A completed application to change a Michigan birth record. A copy of the birth certificate of the parent with the correct information. OR two (2) documents dated at least five (5) years prior to the date of application which contains the correct information.

In order to add a deceased father to a child's birth certificate you will need to prove their paternity in court. You may need a lawyer to help you pursue this properly and DNA testing of the deceased person might be necessary to confirm paternity.

(4) If the paternity of a child is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the name of the father shall be entered on the certificate of birth as found and ordered by the court. The surname of the child shall be entered on the certificate of birth as designated by the child's mother.