Washington Application to Amend a Divorce Certificate (DOH 422-308)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm DOH 422-308Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Use this application to fix or update items on a Washington divorce certificate. It is mailed to the Center for Health Statistics at the Washington State Department of Health. It cannot change the divorce decree, which only the court can change.
Who can use this form
- Spouse A and Spouse B named on the certificate
- Each spouse can only ask to change their own personal information and their parents' information
- Court clerks cannot use this form; they must use the facility correction process
What to send with it
- Pages 3 and 4 of the application, filled out in blue or black ink
- A copy of a government-issued photo ID for every person who signs the application
- Supporting proof documents that show the full name and date of birth of the person whose information is being amended
- Proof that you qualify to ask for the amendment, if needed
- Optional: a certificate issued within the last year for a free exchange, or a certificate order form with payment
- Your divorce decree, if you ask to change the date of divorce
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Center for Health Statistics Attn: Amendments PO Box 47814 Olympia, WA 98504-7814
- State fee
- Not provided
- Typical processing
- 4 to 6 weeks, per the office's amendment page
- Form revision
- November 2026
- Source
- Official government page