Form

Application to re-register a child’s birth and add the second female parent’s details

Use form GRO 187 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the second female parent's details.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 12 August 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Application for the re-registration of a child’s birth and add the second female parent’s details (English)

PDF, 116 KB, 2 pages

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Application for the re-registration of a child’s birth and add the second female parent’s details (English and Welsh)

PDF, 143 KB, 4 pages

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How to apply for a child’s birth re-registration and add the second female parent’s details (English)

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How to apply for a child’s birth re-registration and add the second female parent’s details (English and Welsh)

PDF, 214 KB, 6 pages

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Details

You must use form GRO 187 to re-register a child’s birth if the mother and second female parent were not married to, or in a civil partnership with, each other when the child was born, and have not married or formed a civil partnership with each other since.

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Published 12 August 2026