Court Order to Amend Kansas Birth Certificate
It was my pleasure to assist an 83 year old client with a birth certificate error that prevented her from obtaining a US Passport. Client was born in 1940 in Ness City. Birth certificates were filled out in hand. The handwritten DOB appeared to be 1946 based on the way the scrivner drew his or her 0. Her DL from an upper-Midwest state has her DOB correctly reported as 1940. Due to the length of time since birth, she could not produce the documents necessary proving her year of birth in order to amend her birth certificate by administrative means pursuant to K.A.R. 28-17-16. I drafted a petition to amend birth certificate, submitted to the Ness County, Kansas District Court laying out the facts, her nexus to Kansas, jurisdiction and venue. The judge advised he would sign an order to amend birth certificate based on the pleadings and exhibits. No hearing necessary. It appears my client will be able to travel overseas on her family vacation.
