New Jersey Transmittal of Court Order of Paternity (REG-43)
Official state formParentage and paternityForm REG-43Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Cover form sent with a Court Order of Paternity so the State Registrar can create an amended birth record for the child. The form says the attorney for the parent whose paternity is to be established, or the custodial parent, completes it. It is mailed to the State Registrar in Trenton.
Who can use this form
- The attorney who represents the parent whose paternity is to be established
- The custodial parent of the child
What to send with it
- The completed REG-43
- The Court Order of Paternity
Where to send it
- Mail to
- State Registrar of Vital Statistics Attention: Records Modification New Jersey Department of Health PO Box 370, Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
- State fee
- No filing fee is printed on the form. The form says there is a fee for a certified copy of the amended birth record and refers to the office's ordering page for the amount.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- FEB 19
- Source
- Official government page