Vital Records Corrections, Additions, or Changes
Correction of Nebraska vital records
Vital Records is authorized by Nebraska statutes to evaluate and correct errors to
permanently filed birth, death, fetal death, marriage and dissolution of marriage
certificates for the statutory filing fee and with proper evidence.
Depending on the type of record, corrections may be requested by the individual,
his/her parents, a funeral director, a physician or the next of kin.
Paternity
In the instance of an out-of-wedlock birth, Nebraska Revised Statutes 71-640.01 -
71-640.02 permit the parents to add paternity either at the time of birth at the hospital
or at Vital Records after the birth.
Legitimization
When biological parents of a child born out-of-wedlock marry, Nebraska Statute 71-628
permits the generation of a new certificate.
Birth registration delayed
Nebraska Revised Statutes 71-617.01 - 71-617.15 state that if a birth certificate is not
filed for a Nebraska-born individual within the first year after birth, a request may be
made to file a delayed birth registration.
Home births
Nebraska statutes require the registration of all births occurring in Nebraska. For those
births that occur at home, staff in the Vital Records office will assist parents in filing
the birth certificates upon their request. Your community hospital may also be
willing to help you file the birth certificate.
Adoptive birth certificate
For any adopted person born in the State of Nebraska, upon the request of the adoptive
parents or the adoptee, a new birth record may be established which includes the adoptive
information. The report of adoption or decree of adoption must be submitted along with the
statutory filing fee in order to generate an adoptive birth certificate.
Mail to:
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Division of Public Health
Vital Records
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
If you have any questions, contact:
Phone: (402) 471-2871
E-mail: Vitalrecords@dhhs.ne.gov
