North Carolina Affidavit of Parentage for Child Born Out of Wedlock (DHHS 1660)
Official state formParentage and paternityForm DHHS 1660Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Sworn statement signed by both unmarried parents to acknowledge paternity. When it is accepted, the father is listed on the child's North Carolina birth certificate. It is mailed to North Carolina Vital Records with the Birth Certificate Modification Application.
Who can use this form
- Both parents of a child born in North Carolina. It must be signed and notarized before the child turns 18.
- Only when no father is listed on the birth certificate.
- Only when the mother was not married between conception and birth. Otherwise a court order is required.
- A parent who is a minor may sign, with or without an adult's signature.
What to send with it
- Pages 1 and 2 of the affidavit, signed by both parents before a notary public, clerk of court or military officer who can administer oaths. The parents keep pages 3 and 4.
- A completed, notarized Birth Certificate Modification Application signed by one parent, with a legible photocopy of ID.
- A certified check or money order payable to NC Vital Records.
- The original affidavit, not a photocopy, when it was not obtained through a hospital, local health department, clerk of court or DSS.
- The form prints no mailing address. The office's paternity page says to mail to North Carolina Vital Records, Attention: Paternity, 1903 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1900.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- The form does not print a fee. The office's paternity page lists a $24.00 search fee, which includes one certified copy, plus a $15.00 amendment processing fee.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- Revised 3/2019; Vital Records (Review 3/2021)
- Source
- Official government page