2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 49 - Bastardy.
§ 49-13. New birth certificate on legitimation.
§ 49‑13. New birth certificate on legitimation.
A certified copy of the order of legitimation when issued under the provisions of G.S. 49‑10 shall be sent by the clerk of the superior court under his official seal to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics who shall then make the new birth certificate bearing the full name of the father, and change the surname of the child so that it will be the same as the surname of the father.
When a child is legitimated under the provisions of G.S. 49‑12, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics shall make a new birth certificate bearing the full name of the father upon presentation of a certified copy of the certificate of marriage of the father and mother and change the surname of the child so that it will be the same as the surname of the father. (1947, c. 663, s. 3; 1955, c. 951, s. 2.)
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