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Old Apr 13, 2012, 8:49 am
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cordelli
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Originally Posted by chollie
Good question, but I went to school with a girl who listed 'unknown' for the father on her child's birth certificate. I wonder what that (now adult) child's experience will be when presenting that birth certificate.

From a State Department Spokesperson at the time the requirement went into place

“The Department recognizes that some passport applicants will not have two parents registered on their birth certificates due to circumstances such as an unknown father or a single-parent adoption case. In these cases, a passport applicant may submit a certified copy of a birth certificate listing the complete name of the registering parent. Regarding two parents adopting a child, the parents may amend the birth certificate of their child to reflect both of their complete names. Though requirements differ slightly across the country, states generally make it easy to amend a birth certificate to list adoptive parents. In adoption cases, the Department will also accept the certified copy of the child’s original birth certificate as long as it is submitted with the certified copy of the adoption decree indicating the name of the child and his or her adoptive parents.”
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