New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:23 – Birth Record Following Legitimation
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I. An application for filing an amended birth record in the case of a legitimation shall be made by a parent on a legitimation of child form pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:22 and submitted to the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
II. Upon receipt of a legitimation of child form and a certified copy of the parent’s marriage record, or in accordance with procedures outlined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 457:42 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:29, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall prepare an amended birth record.
III. The following procedures shall be followed if a legitimation case is settled by the court pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:29:
(a) A certified copy of the court order shall be presented by the parents to the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
(b) The legitimation form shall be prepared pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:22 and filed by the clerk of the city or town with a notation on the form indicating that the court order has been the basis of the action under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:29.
(c) The birth record shall then be processed as specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:87, and amended by adding information to the record concerning the father.
IV. The clerk of the city or town shall prepare the amended birth record in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:89, adding the information concerning the father.
V. The court order and the legitimation of child form shall be retained permanently by the clerk of the city or town on the form appropriate for the year of birth pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:86.
II. Upon receipt of a legitimation of child form and a certified copy of the parent’s marriage record, or in accordance with procedures outlined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 457:42 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:29, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall prepare an amended birth record.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 5-C:23
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
III. The following procedures shall be followed if a legitimation case is settled by the court pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:29:
(a) A certified copy of the court order shall be presented by the parents to the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred.
(b) The legitimation form shall be prepared pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:22 and filed by the clerk of the city or town with a notation on the form indicating that the court order has been the basis of the action under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 460:29.
(c) The birth record shall then be processed as specified in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:87, and amended by adding information to the record concerning the father.
IV. The clerk of the city or town shall prepare the amended birth record in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:89, adding the information concerning the father.
V. The court order and the legitimation of child form shall be retained permanently by the clerk of the city or town on the form appropriate for the year of birth pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:86.