Birth certificate amendment is the administrative process of changing a child's birth record after parentage, name, or other legal facts are legally established or changed through a court order.

Birth certificate amendments are processed through the Arizona Department of Health Services or the relevant state agency in the state where the birth was recorded.

For children born in other states the amendment process goes through that state's vital records office. An Arizona court order establishing paternity for a child born in another state must be submitted to that state.