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5-C:26 Preparation of New Birth Record Following Paternity Determination.
I. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order regarding the paternity of a child born in New Hampshire, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall prepare a new birth record.
II. Acceptable documentation for preparing a new birth record shall include a certified court order that clearly states that the birth record shall be changed to reflect paternity or a photocopy of that court order and a letter from the division of child support services indicating that a paternity hearing has been initiated by that division.
III. The clerk of the town or city shall prepare the new birth record, retain its originally assigned file number, send the copy marked "state" to the division; and retain the copy marked "clerk."
IV. Upon receipt of the completed affidavit of paternity by the clerk of the city or town, the information concerning the father shall be added to the birth record, or in the case of an affidavit of paternity submitted after the filing of the birth record, a new record shall be completed by the clerk of the town or city and forwarded to the division in accordance with this section and RSA 5-C:21.
V. The surname of the child shall be recorded as shown on the affidavit of paternity and in accordance with RSA 5-C:24. If the mother is unwed, the surname given to the child shall be any name chosen by the mother and father. If the mother is married and a 3-party affidavit of paternity is being utilized, the surname of the child shall be any name chosen by the mother.
Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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5-C:26 Preparation of New Birth Record Following Paternity Determination.
I. Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order regarding the paternity of a child born in New Hampshire, the clerk of the city or town where the birth occurred shall prepare a new birth record.
II. Acceptable documentation for preparing a new birth record shall include a certified court order that clearly states that the birth record shall be changed to reflect paternity or a photocopy of that court order and a letter from the division of child support services indicating that a paternity hearing has been initiated by that division.
III. The clerk of the town or city shall prepare the new birth record, retain its originally assigned file number, send the copy marked "state" to the division; and retain the copy marked "clerk."
IV. Upon receipt of the completed affidavit of paternity by the clerk of the city or town, the information concerning the father shall be added to the birth record, or in the case of an affidavit of paternity submitted after the filing of the birth record, a new record shall be completed by the clerk of the town or city and forwarded to the division in accordance with this section and RSA 5-C:21.
V. The surname of the child shall be recorded as shown on the affidavit of paternity and in accordance with RSA 5-C:24. If the mother is unwed, the surname given to the child shall be any name chosen by the mother and father. If the mother is married and a 3-party affidavit of paternity is being utilized, the surname of the child shall be any name chosen by the mother.
Source. 2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
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