South Carolina Information Required to Prepare Amended Birth Certificate by Reason of Paternity Acknowledgment (0631-ENG-DPH)
Official state formParentage and paternityForm 0631-ENG-DPHFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
The birth mother uses this worksheet to give the Vital Records office the father's and mother's details when she wants the father added to the child's birth certificate. It is turned in with a Vital Records Birth Application (Form 2595). It is not the acknowledgment itself.
Who can use this form
- The birth mother listed on the birth record completes this form
- It is used when the mother wishes to add the biological father as the father of the child
What to send with it
- This form with all fields completed
- A Vital Records Birth Application (Form 2595), turned in together with this form
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- Not printed on the form. The office's website lists a $15 amendment fee plus certified copy fees for adding a father.
- Typical processing
- Not stated on the form. The office's website says in-person amendment requests take 1 to 2 business days once reviewed, and mail requests take 4 weeks.
- Form revision
- 10/2025
- Source
- Not provided