Florida Application for Amendment to a Birth Certificate (DH 429)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm DH 429Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Cover application and fee sheet for any change to a Florida birth record: correction, legal name change, adoption or paternity. It is sent with the matching affidavit or court document to the Bureau of Vital Statistics Records Amendment Section.
Who can use this form
- The person named on the record, if 18 or older
- A parent or guardian
- The legal representative of one of these people
- A person with a court order
What to send with it
- Completed application with the type of amendment checked
- Copy of valid photo ID (front and back)
- Proof of eligibility, if required
- The matching affidavit or court document (DH 430, DH 432, a court order or other)
- Check or money order payable to Vital Statistics
Where to send it
- Mail to
- FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS ATTN: RECORDS AMENDMENT SECTION P.O. BOX 210 JACKSONVILLE, FL 32231-0042
- State fee
- $20.00 amendment fee (non-refundable, includes one certificate); $9.00 for the first additional certificate; $4.00 for each other additional certificate; $14.00 for each release of an established paternity acknowledgment; optional $10 rush fee; $1.00 shipping and handling.
- Typical processing
- Generally two to three weeks. Rush orders get priority.
- Form revision
- 3/2020
- Source
- Official government page