144.40 PATERNITY OF CHILDREN -- BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
Upon request and receipt of an affidavit of paternity completed
and filed pursuant to section 252A.3A, or a certified copy or
notification by the clerk of court of a court or administrative order
establishing paternity, the state registrar shall establish a new
certificate of birth to show paternity if paternity is not shown on
the birth certificate. Upon written request of the parents on the
affidavit of paternity, the surname of the child may be changed on
the certificate to that of the father. The certificate shall not be
marked "amended". The original certificate and supporting
documentation shall be maintained in a sealed file; however, a
photocopy of the paternity affidavit filed pursuant to section
252A.3A and clearly labeled as a copy may be provided to a parent
named on the affidavit of paternity.
144.40 PATERNITY OF CHILDREN -- BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
Upon request and receipt of an affidavit of paternity completed
and filed pursuant to section 252A.3A, or a certified copy or
notification by the clerk of court of a court or administrative order
establishing paternity, the state registrar shall establish a new
certificate of birth to show paternity if paternity is not shown on
the birth certificate. Upon written request of the parents on the
affidavit of paternity, the surname of the child may be changed on
the certificate to that of the father. The certificate shall not be
marked "amended". The original certificate and supporting
documentation shall be maintained in a sealed file; however, a
photocopy of the paternity affidavit filed pursuant to section
252A.3A and clearly labeled as a copy may be provided to a parent
named on the affidavit of paternity.
144.40 PATERNITY OF CHILDREN -- BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
Upon request and receipt of an affidavit of paternity completed
and filed pursuant to section 252A.3A, or a certified copy or
notification by the clerk of court of a court or administrative order
establishing paternity, the state registrar shall establish a new
certificate of birth to show paternity if paternity is not shown on
the birth certificate. Upon written request of the parents on the
affidavit of paternity, the surname of the child may be changed on
the certificate to that of the father. The certificate shall not be
marked "amended". The original certificate and supporting
documentation shall be maintained in a sealed file; however, a
photocopy of the paternity affidavit filed pursuant to section
252A.3A and clearly labeled as a copy may be provided to a parent
named on the affidavit of paternity.
