Tennessee Certificate of Adoption (PH-1248)
Official state formAdoptionForm PH-1248Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Form used to report an adoption of a Tennessee birth or a report of foreign birth, so a new birth certificate can be prepared. It is mailed to Tennessee Vital Records with a certified copy of the adoption order.
Who can use this form
- Adoptive parents review and sign Part I.
- The attorney, clerk of court, or child placing agency completes Part II.
- Used for adoptions of Tennessee births and for reports of foreign birth.
What to send with it
- The completed Certificate of Adoption.
- A certified copy of the adoption order.
- The $30.00 fee, by check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records.
- The mailing name and address for the new birth certificate (Part III).
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Tennessee Vital Records Andrew Johnson Tower, 1st Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243
- State fee
- $30.00, as printed on the form. Additional copies are $15.00 each.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Rev. 10/24
- Source
- Official government page