If the child’s parents are not married to each other, and the father was not included in the original entry, it is possible to re-register the birth to include the natural father’s details.
Both parents will have to complete and sign this form.
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If the natural father is not able to attend the appointment then a statutory declaration of parentage form Opens in a new window may be accepted. The declaration can only be witnessed by a select group of professionals Opens in a new window.
Contact Registrars
- Contact us
- Tel: 01803 207130
- Book to give notice
- Book a date for your ceremony
- Copy certificates
- Births
- Deaths
- Marriages and civil partnerships
- Citizenship ceremonies
- Other ceremonies
- Stillbirths
- Changing a child name
- Re-register following the marriage of the natural parents
- Adding the father's details to the birth record
- Gender recognition
- Correcting a birth, death or marriage registration
- Approved Venues
- Torbay Register Office
- The Ceremony Room
- Ceremony Room Civil Partnership Schedule Brochure
- Torbay Register Office Civil Partnership Brochure