Colorado Data Worksheet for the Birth Certificate (Adoptions and Parentage Determination)
Official state formParentage and paternityFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Worksheet sent with an adoption decree or a parentage determination so the Colorado vital records office can prepare a new birth certificate. It can also order copies. It is returned to the Vital Records Birth Unit in Denver.
Who can use this form
- Registrant over 18: the registrant or a legal representative (must show proof).
- Registrant under 18: the parent or parents, or a legal guardian or representative (must show proof).
- For a registrant under 18, the last name can only be changed to that of the father, and both parents must sign.
- A registrant over 18 cannot change the last name without a court-ordered legal name change.
What to send with it
- The completed worksheet.
- For an adoption: the adoption decree. For a foreign-born child, the Findings of Birth Facts along with the adoption decree.
- For a parentage determination: an Acknowledgement of Parentage signed by the parents, or a court-ordered parentage determination.
- All court orders must be certified. The form says original documents will be returned.
- A photocopy of a driver's license, state ID, passport or other acceptable ID.
- The fees. Checks and money orders are payable to Vital Records.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records, Birth Unit 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246 (By Appointment Only)
- State fee
- Processing fee $25.00 (does not include a birth certificate); first certified copy $25.00; additional copies or exchanges $20.00 each; heirloom certificate $35.00; credit card convenience charge $12.00; UPS return shipping $21.00; regular mail no charge. Fees are non-refundable.
- Typical processing
- The form says to allow up to 60 business days after the request is received.
- Form revision
- Revised 12/2025
- Source
- Official government page