Tennessee Affidavits of Natural Parents (PH-1859)
Official state formParentage and paternityForm PH-1859Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Sworn statements of the mother and father to amend a Tennessee birth certificate to add the father, when the parents were married before the child's birth. Mailed to the Tennessee Office of Vital Records. The form is in English and Spanish.
Who can use this form
- Parents who were married before the child was born.
- The father signs Section II and the mother signs Section III, each in front of a notary public.
- The child must have a Tennessee birth certificate that shows no father. If another man is listed, a certified court order stating he is not the father is needed first.
What to send with it
- The completed form, with both affidavits notarized.
- A certified copy of the marriage certificate if the parents married outside Tennessee.
- A certified court order if another man is listed as father.
- A $30.00 check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records. It covers the amendment and one certified copy. Additional copies are $15.00 each.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Tennessee Office of Vital Records Andrew Johnson Tower, 1st Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243
- State fee
- $30.00, as printed on the form, for the amendment and one certified copy. Additional copies are $15.00 each.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Rev. 05/15
- Source
- Official government page