{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-550-310","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-550-310","heading":"Court determination of paternity","body":"A. If no appeal has been taken from the final order and the time allowed to perfect an appeal has expired, a new certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in this Commonwealth upon receipt of a certified copy of a court determination of paternity.\n\nB. A new certificate of birth may be prepared by the State Registrar for a child born in the Commonwealth upon receipt of the certified copies of a document signed by a man indicating his consent to submit to scientifically reliable genetic tests, including blood tests, to determine paternity and the genetic test results affirming at least a 98% probability of paternity from an ABBA-approved laboratory, together with a request from the biological mother, biological father or person having legal custody of the child that such new certificate be prepared.  Changing the child's surname to the biological father's surname requires the signatures of both parents or (i) the father in the case of death or incapacity of the mother or (ii) the mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 550. Board of Health Regulations Governing Vital Records","Part IX. New Birth Certificates after Adoption, Legitimation, Acknowledgement of Paternity, or Court Determination of Paternity"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter550/section310/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:37Z","sha256":"afe37c77697dbd5370e7a5fbbe70e3aeeb5a6c74e3bcd33f2b140f1120653e52","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-550-300","next":"us-va/12vac5-550-320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}