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Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
You can apply for a birth registration correction when the information is…
The following people can apply for a correction: the mother the father (if…
It costs £75 or £90 to apply to correct a mistake in a birth registration.…
Form GRO 185 to apply to re-register a child's birth and add the natural father's details.
Application form and guidance notes on how to remove the wrong fathers details from a birth registration.
Register as a British citizen if you were born after 1 July 2006 to a British father where your mother was married to someone else.
You must use form LA1 to apply to re-register a child’s birth following the marriage or civil partnership of natural parents.
Who has parental responsibility for looking after children, and how to apply for parental responsibility if you were unmarried to the mother or are not on the birth certificate
Parents can use this form to record an agreement that the biological father should be granted parental responsibility for the child.
Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
If you were adopted you can access your birth records or get on the Adoption Contact Register to find birth relatives - how to apply, forms and information for birth relatives
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