FAQ's

Questions

I need to get the father of my child's name on the birth certificate. What do I do?

You can file a Voluntary Paternity action with the Superior Court. Both parents have to be in agreement and Mom cannot have been married at the time she gave birth or during the 10 months proceeding the birth of her child. The forms are available at the Clerk's office. You can pick up the forms, fill them out and file them at the front counter. The Deputy Clerk at the counter will sign the Order Establishing Paternity at the time of filing.

I need to establish paternity, but the mother/father is deceased. What do I do?

We do not have any information regarding how to establish paternity when one of the parents is deceased. If you are unable to do this on your own you will need to contact an Attorney for assistance in establishing paternity.

I have established paternity. I need to establish an Order for Child Support, Custody, etc. What do I do?

If both parties are in agreement regarding the issues, they can draft their own Stipulation and Order Establishing Child Support, Custody, etc. or have an attorney prepare the forms for them. Both parties will need to sign the Stipulation and have their signatures notarized. An order for the Judge to sign adopting the provisions of the Stipulation will need to be prepared. The parties will need to file the original Stipulation at the Clerk's office. Two copies of the order and two stamped, self-addressed envelopes will need to be submitted to the Clerk's office. The Deputy Clerk will let them know when they can expect the Judge to review the Stipulation and sign the order.