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I'm not a lawyer and these links may expire or laws may change. This list is intended to encourage hopeful adopters to opt out of birth certificate revision. This list will grow over time. Regardless of the law in your state do the right thing and request that the birth certificate not be altered upon adoption. If its already been altered try requesting that the original be reinstated. The search cooperative facebook
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AKOptionalhttps://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-18-health-safety-housing-human-rights-and-public-defender/ak-st-sect-18-50-220.htmlAlaska Statutes Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender § 18.50.220. New certificate of birth
(a)?The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in the state, upon proper request that the certificate be made, and upon receipt of
(1)?an adoption report as provided in AS 18.50.210, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption from a court of competent jurisdiction in another state, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish the new certificate of birth; ?however, a new certificate of birth may not be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents, or the adopted person if the adopted person is of legal age;
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ALOptionalhttps://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2021/title-22/title-1/chapter-9a/section-22-9a-12/(1) A report of adoption as provided in Section 22-9A-11 or a report of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state, the District of Columbia, a territory of the United States, or a foreign country, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth. A new certificate of birth shall not be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption.
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AROptionalhttps://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=14ca9bc5-4112-4c64-b93e-72e1ac62b1fa&nodeid=AAUAACAANAAFAAH&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAU%2FAAUAAC%2FAAUAACAAN%2FAAUAACAANAAF%2FAAUAACAANAAFAAH&level=5&haschildren=&populated=false&title=20-18-406.+New+certificates.&config=00JAA2ZjZiM2VhNS0wNTVlLTQ3NzUtYjQzYy0yYWZmODJiODRmMDYKAFBvZENhdGFsb2fXiYCnsel0plIgqpYkw9PK&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A4WVG-33X0-R03J-J2YW-00008-00&ecomp=8gf5kkk&prid=5f549136-35b9-4551-bdf6-c8cb8f0df91620-18-406. New certificates.
(a) The State Registrar of Vital Records shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state when he or she receives the following:
(1) A certificate of adoption as provided in § 9-9-219, or a certificate of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state or foreign country, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth. However, a new certificate of birth shall not be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents, or the adopted person; or
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AZOptionalhttps://casetext.com/regulation/arizona-administrative-code/title-9-health-services/chapter-19-department-of-health-services-vital-records-and-statistics/article-2-vital-records-for-birth/section-r9-19-208-amending-information-in-a-registered-birth-recordc. The individual's name established by the court order;
d. Whether the individual's adoptive parents want the information about the individual's parents currently in the individual's registered birth record to be retained;
e. If the individual's adoptive parents do not want the information about the individual's parents in the individual's registered birth record before the adoption to be retained in the individual's registered birth record after the adoption, the following information:
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CAOptionalhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&sectionNum=102640.102640.
When requested by the adopting parent or parents, a new certificate shall not be established by the State Registrar.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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COOptionalhttps://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=5c3a77c3-4fc6-493d-aa7a-89c819a642c8&nodeid=AAZAACAABAAV&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAZ%2FAAZAAC%2FAAZAACAAB%2FAAZAACAABAAV&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=25-2-113.+New+certificates+of+birth+following+adoption+-+parentage+determination.&config=014FJAAyNGJkY2Y4Zi1mNjgyLTRkN2YtYmE4OS03NTYzNzYzOTg0OGEKAFBvZENhdGFsb2d592qv2Kywlf8caKqYROP5&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A61P5-WW41-DYDC-J1DB-00008-00&ecomp=8gf59kk&prid=a7e46a63-b646-4067-8e14-6eea893493daThe state registrar shall not prepare a new certificate of birth for an adoption if the court that has decreed the adoption, an adoptive parent, or the adopted person has requested that the state registrar not prepare such new certificate of birth.
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CTOptionalhttps://law.justia.com/codes/connecticut/2011/title7/chap093/Sec7-53.html Sec. 7-53. Birth certificates of adopted persons born in this state. Upon receipt of the record of adoption referred to in subsection (e) of section 45a-745 or of other evidence satisfactory to the department that a person born in this state has been adopted, the department shall prepare a new birth certificate of such adopted person, except that no new certificate of birth shall be prepared if the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents or the adopted person, if over fourteen years of age, so requests. Such new birth certificate shall include all the information required to be set forth in a certificate of birth of this state as of the date of birth, except that the adopting parents shall be named as the parents instead of the genetic parents and, when a certified copy of the birth of such person is requested by an authorized person, a copy of the new certificate of birth as prepared by the department shall be provided.
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DCOptionalhttps://archive.org/stream/gov.dc.06.s.2012/gov.dc.06.s.2012_djvu.txt§ 7-210 HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY (b) The Registrar shall not establish a new certificate of birth if so requested by the
adoptive parents pursuant to § 16-314 (a).
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DERequiredhttps://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c031/sc02/index.html§ 3126. Registration of adoptions; duty of clerk of court; old and new birth certificates.
(a) Upon the issuance of a final decree of adoption or of an order certifying the validity of a foreign adoption, the clerk of the court in which the decree of adoption was made, or filed in the case of a foreign adoption under § 927 of Title 13, shall immediately file in the office of the State Registrar, on forms provided by the State Registrar for this purpose, a report setting forth the information required by § 921 of Title 13, together with a certified copy of the final decree of adoption.

(b) Upon receipt of the information, the State Registrar shall remove from the files the original certificate of birth and, after proper identification, shall place it in a confidential file. The State Registrar shall file a new certificate setting forth the adopted name and sex of the child, together with the names of the adopting parents and the actual birth date and birthplace of the child. Certificates may be issued in accordance with § 3110 of this title.
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FLOptionalhttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=View%20Statutes&SubMenu=1&App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=amended%20birth%20certificate%20adoptee&URL=0300-0399%2F0382%2FSections%2F0382.015.html&fbclid=IwAR3-XbFegjj6tt1xIXp10_Szjk8OAfHINnDL51uRhA-cALnD0D_Sz-unW1g382.015 New certificates of live birth; duty of clerks of court and department.—
(1) ADOPTION AND ANNULMENT OF ADOPTION.—
(a) Upon receipt of the report or certified copy of an adoption decree, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of live birth, and establish a new certificate, the department shall prepare and file a new birth certificate, absent objection by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents, or the adoptee if of legal age. The certificate shall bear the same file number as the original birth certificate. All names and identifying information relating to the adoptive parents entered on the new certificate shall refer to the adoptive parents, but nothing in the certificate shall refer to or designate the parents as being adoptive. All other items not affected by adoption shall be copied as on the original certificate, including the date of registration and filing.
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GAOptionalhttps://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-31-health/ga-code-sect-31-10-14.htmlGeorgia Code Title 31. Health § 31-10-14 (a) The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state when the state registrar receives the following:
(1) A report of adoption as provided in Code Section 31-10-13 or a report of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state or foreign country, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption, together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth.  A new certificate of birth shall not be established if the court decreeing the adoption directs that a new birth certificate not be issued;
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IAOptionalhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/144.pdf144.23 State registrar to issue new certificate.
The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state,
when the state registrar receives the following:
1. An adoption report as provided in section 144.19, or a certified copy of the decree of
adoption together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth
and to establish a new certificate of birth.
2. A request that a new certificate be established and evidence proving that the person
for whom the new certificate is requested has been legitimated, or that a court of competent
jurisdiction has determined the paternity of the person.
3. A notarized affidavit by a licensed physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician
and surgeon stating that by reason of surgery or other treatment by the licensee, the
sex designation of the person has been changed. The state registrar may make a further
Fri Dec 03 22:30:04 2021 Iowa Code 2022, Chapter 144 (40, 2)
§144.23, VITAL STATISTICS 10
investigation or require further information necessary to determine whether a sex change
has occurred.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21, 144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§144.23]
2002 Acts, ch 1040, §1, 5; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §12
Referred to in §600.13
144.24 Substituting new for original birth certificates — inspection.
1. If a new certificate of birth is established, the actual place and date of birth shall be
shown on the certificate. The certificate shall be substituted for the original certificate of
birth.
2. Following substitution of the original certificate of birth with a new certificate of birth,
the original certificate and the evidence of adoption, paternity, legitimation, or sex change
shall not be subject to inspection except under order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
including but not limited to an order issued pursuant to section 600.16A, as provided in section
144.24A, or as provided by administrative rule for statistical or administrative purposes only.
3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, the state registrar shall, upon the application of an
adult adopted person, a biological parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal representative of
the adult adopted person, the biological parent, or the adoptive parent, inspect the original
certificate and the evidence of adoption and reveal to the applicant the date of the adoption
and the name and address of the court which issued the adoption decree.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21, 144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81,
§144.24]
91 Acts, ch 243, §2; 99 Acts, ch 141, §18; 2021 Acts, ch 113, §1
Referred to in §144.13A, 144.24A
Section amended
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IDOptionalhttps://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title39/T39CH2/SECT39-258/(5) Upon receipt by the bureau of vital records and health statistics of the certified report of adoption, a new certificate of birth shall be issued (but only in cases where such person’s birth is already recorded with the bureau of vital records and health statistics) bearing among other things the name of the person adopted, as shown in the report of adoption, except that a new certificate of birth shall not be established if so requested by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents, or the adopted person. No such birth certificate shall have reference to the adoption of said person. Such birth certificate shall supplant and constitute a replacement of any birth certificate previously issued for said person and shall be the only birth certificate open to public inspection.
Provided however, upon good cause shown and the affidavit of the adoptive parents that a diligent search
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ILOptionalhttps://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1573&ChapterID=35(410 ILCS 535/17) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-17)
Sec. 17. (1) For a person born in this State, the State Registrar of Vital Records shall establish a new certificate of birth when he receives any of the following:
(a) A certificate of adoption as provided in Section

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INOptionalIndiana Code 2019 - Indiana General Assembly, 2022 SessionIC 31-19-13-1 New certificate of birth Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state department of health shall establish a new certificate of birth for an individual born in Indiana upon a receipt of an official report that the individual has been adopted. (b) The state department of health shall not establish a new certificate of birth following an adoption if:(1) the court decreeing the adoption;(2) the adoptive parents; or
(3) the adopted individual;so requests.
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KSPossibly Optionalhttps://www.kdhe.ks.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10868/Report-of-Adoption-Form-PDF?bidId=Kansas District Courts are required by state statute (KSA 59-2119) to report adoptions to
the Office of Vital Statistics.

When a Report of Adoption is received, the Office of Vital Statistics contacts the attorney,
or adoptive parents, to obtain one or both parents’ signatures on the supplemental birth
certificate. At that time, we also request the filing fee to prepare and file the new birth
record. 		Adopters wishing to not to have a new certificate issued could delay or prevent the issuance of a new certificate by refusing to sign the form for the new certificate and refusing to pay the fee. Talk to an attorney.
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KYRequiredSection 213.066 - Reports of adoptions and annulments or amendments of adoptions, Ky. Rev. Stat. § 213.066 | Casetext Search + Citator(1) For each adoption decreed by a Circuit Court in the Commonwealth, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar. The report shall include the facts necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted and identify the order of adoption, and be certified by the clerk of the court.
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MEOptionalhttps://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/22/title22sec2765.html§2765. New certificate of birth following adoption, legitimation or gender marker change
1. New certificate of birth. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this State when the state registrar receives the following:
A. A certificate of adoption as provided in Title 18‑C, section 9‑304, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption along with the information necessary to identify the original certificate and establish the new certificate of birth, except that a new certificate may not be established if so requested by the adopting parents or the adopted person if the adopted person is at least 18 years of age; [PL 2017, c. 402, Pt. C, §47 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 417, Pt. B, §14 (AFF).]
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MNOptional Possibly see noteshttps://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/adoptioncourt.htmlThe attorney or adoptive parents may order a birth certificate that shows the child’s information after the adoption. To order a certificate, complete the Application for Birth Certificate after Adoption (PDF).
Mail the documents and fee(s) to the mailing address shown to the right:
Certificate of Adoption (not the adoption order or decree)
Application for Birth Certificate after Adoption
Fees (one check to cover processing and new certificate)
$40 to process the adoption
$26 for the birth certificate		this is not a link to actual code its the vital statistics website. Its possible that if the adopter refuses to pay the fee the changes to vital records won't be processed automatically. Further research here is required.
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MOOptional Possibly see noteshttps://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=453.0803. If the court determines the adoption should be finalized, a decree shall be issued setting forth the facts and ordering that from the date of the decree the adoptee shall be for all legal intents and purposes the child of the petitioner or petitioners. The court may decree that the name of the person sought to be adopted be changed, according to the prayer of the petition.If its up to the adopters not to change the name then it would stand to reason that it would be up to the adopter not to have their names added as parents to the birth certificate and instead rely on their adoption order as proof of their adoptive relationship to the adoptee and allow the unrevised birth certificate to be used to identify the person adopted. Ask your attorney to help avoid the revision of the birth certificate
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NCOptional for Step Parent Adoption Only if 12 with permission of all parties to the adoptionhttps://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_48/GS_48-9-107.html§ 48-9-107. New birth certificates.
(a) Upon receipt of a report of the adoption of a minor from the Division, or the documents required by G.S. 48-9-102(g) from the clerk of superior court in the adoption of an adult, or a report of an adoption from another state, the State Registrar shall prepare a new birth certificate for the adoptee that shall contain the adoptee's full adoptive name, sex, state of birth, and date of birth; the full name of the adoptive father, if applicable; the full maiden name of the adoptive mother, if applicable; and any other pertinent information consistent with this section as may be determined by the State Registrar. The new certificate shall contain no reference to the adoption of the adoptee and shall not refer to the adoptive parents in any way other than as the adoptee's parents.
(b) In an adoption by a stepparent, the State Registrar shall prepare a new birth certificate pursuant to subsection (a) of this section except:
(1) The adoptive parent and the parent whose relation with the adoptee remains unchanged shall be listed as the adoptee's mother and father on the new birth certificate; and
(2) The city and county of birth of the adoptee shall be the same on the new birth certificate as on the original certificate.
The names of the adoptee's parents shall not be changed as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection if the petitioner, the petitioner's spouse, the adoptee if age 12 or older, and any living parent whose parental rights are terminated by the adoption jointly file a request that the parents' names not be changed with the court prior to the entry of the adoption decree. The Division shall send a copy of this request with its report to the State Registrar or other appropriate official in the adoption of a minor stepchild, and the clerk of superior court shall send a copy with the documents required by G.S. 48-9-102(g) in the adoption of an adult stepchild.
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NJOptional in CoParent Adoptionhttps://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/assets/rules/r5-10.pdf(7) A Report of Adoption, only if an amendment to the birth certificate is
requested.		elsewhere in the document it appears that the records will only be revised if a fee is paid which gives rise to the question what happens if adopters don't pay the fee
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NYRequiredhttps://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-27606#JD_17-167§ 17-167 Supplemental birth records.
a. A new birth record shall be made whenever:
3. Notification is received by the department from the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction or proof is submitted of a judgment, order or decree relating to the adoption of the person.
b. On every birth record made because of adoption, a notation that it is filed pursuant to paragraph three of subdivision a of this section of the code shall be entered.
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OHOptionalhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3705.12Upon receipt of the items sent by a probate court pursuant to section 3107.19 of the Revised Code concerning the adoption of a child born in this state whose adoption was decreed on or after January 1, 1964, the department of health shall issue, unless otherwise requested by the adoptive parents, a new birth record using the child's adopted name and the names of and data concerning the adoptive parents. The new birth record shall have the same overall appearance as the record that would have been issued under section 3705.09 of the Revised Code if the adopted child had been born to the adoptive parents. Where handwriting is required to effect that appearance, the department shall supply the handwriting.
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OROptionalhttps://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors432.htmlb) Upon request, the state registrar shall amend a record of live birth that occurred in this state to change the sex of an applicant if the applicant is 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor, or if the applicant is not 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor, the applicant’s parent, legal guardian or legal representative makes the request, and if:

(A) The state registrar receives a certified copy of an order from a court of competent jurisdiction changing the sex of the applicant; or

(B) The state registrar receives a request, on a form prescribed by the state registrar, from the applicant to change the sex that includes:

(i) Documentation sufficient, as prescribed by the state registrar by rule, to allow the state registrar to confirm the identity of the applicant and identify the correct record of live birth to be amended;


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PAOptionalhttp://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/028/chapter1/s1.3.html&d=reduceUpon receipt of the items sent by a probate court pursuant to section 3107.19 of the Revised Code concerning the adoption of a child born in this state whose adoption was decreed on or after January 1, 1964, the department of health shall issue, unless otherwise requested by the adoptive parents, a new birth record using the child's adopted name and the names of and data concerning the adoptive parents. The new birth record shall have the same overall appearance as the record that would have been issued under section 3705.09 of the Revised Code if the adopted child had been born to the adoptive parents. Where handwriting is required to effect that appearance, the department shall supply the handwriting.1.3 sets out requirements for persons making an application to change the birth certificate. It would be reasonable to put forth that if a person chose not to make the application to change the certificate, the change would not automatically be made.Jossette Dinsmore
Marilynn Huff note to add regarding PA. If the Adoptive parents write a notarized letter alongside the adoptive paperwork, you can request that the biological parents stay on the birth certificate. Only the mother will remain if the father isn't DNA matched. The vital records department has final say. I know this from personal experience.
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RIOptionalhttp://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE23/23-3/23-3-15.HTM23-3-15. New certificates of birth following adoption — Legitimation and genetic parent determination.

(a) The state registrar of vital records shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state when he or she receives the following:

(1) An adoption report as provided in § 23-3-14 or a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth; except that a new certificate of birth shall not be established if the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive parents, or the adopted person requests that a new certificate shall not be established.
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SCOptional Possibly see notesSouth Carolina Code 63-9-790. Amended birth certificates » LawServerRecords of adoptions are automatically sent to the vital statistics office but the vital statistics website states that in order to change the certificate the records must be sent to the vital statistics office and a fee must be paid. Again begging the question of what happens when the adopters choose not to exercise the option of requesting a revised certificate. Adopters should get advice from an attorney making it clear that they will not pay a fee for a revised certificate because they don't want a revised certificate issued.
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TXOptionalhttps://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.192.htmSec. 192.006. SUPPLEMENTARY BIRTH CERTIFICATES. (a) A supplementary birth certificate may be filed if the person who is the subject of the certificate:

(1) becomes the child of the person's father by the subsequent marriage of the person's parents;

(2) has the person's parentage determined by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(3) is adopted under the laws of any state.

(b) An application for a supplementary birth certificate may be filed by:

(1) an adult whose status is changed; or

(2) a legal representative of the person whose status is changed.

(c) The state registrar shall require proof of the change in status that the executive commissioner by rule may prescribe.

(d) Supplementary birth certificates and applications for supplementary birth certificates shall be prepared and filed in accordance with department rules.

(e) In accordance with department rules, a supplementary birth certificate may be filed for a person whose parentage has been determined by an acknowledgment of paternity.

https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/vs/doc/Texas-Certificate-Adoption-Form.pdf
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VAOptional Possibly see noteshttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter550/section280/12VAC5-550-280. Adoptions.
New birth certificates after adoption, legitimation, acknowledgment of paternity, or court determination of paternity shall be established under the following conditions:

1. A new certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in Virginia and subsequently adopted through the courts of Virginia, the several states of the United States, or in a foreign country. An adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree must be in the possession of the State Registrar together with a request that a new certificate be prepared.

2. A certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in a foreign country and subsequently adopted through a court in Virginia. An adoption report must be in the possession of the State Registrar together with a request that a Virginia registration of the birth be prepared. Such certificates shall not confer citizenship upon the child or the adoptive parents.
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VTOptional if 14https://docest.com/introduced-by-representative-lorber-of-burlingtonFrom bill introduced in 2007, unknown if enacted
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