Delaware Requester's Affidavit for Sex Change on Birth Certificate
Official state formSex designation changeFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Sworn, notarized affidavit asking the Office of Vital Statistics to change the sex on a Delaware birth certificate. It is signed by the registrant or, for a minor, a parent or guardian.
Who can use this form
- A registrant 18 or older
- A parent or guardian of a minor (guardians include the court guardianship paperwork)
What to send with it
- Affidavit signed before a notary
- The Healthcare Provider's Affidavit, attached
- Certified copy of the court order if there is a name change
- Valid photo ID of the registrant, or of the parent, guardian or representative if a minor
- Original certified birth certificate, surrendered before a new one is released
- $25 by check or money order only if the registrant has no existing birth certificate
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Office of Vital Statistics Jesse Cooper Building 417 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901
- State fee
- $25 only if the registrant has no existing birth certificate (per the office's Gender Reassignment checklist)
- Typical processing
- Within two weeks (stated on the office's Gender Reassignment checklist)
- Form revision
- Effective 5/1/2017, Revised 3/3/2022
- Source
- Official government page