CORRECTING A BIRTH CERTIFCATE MISTAKE VERSUS CHANGING YOUR NAME

From NY Courts website:

"You may not need a court order if you only want to correct a "mistake" on your birth certificate.

An example of a "mistake" is correcting Dauid to David. This requires written proof of the mistake which may include:

• a letter from the hospital
• immunization records
• doctor's records
• school admission letter
• religious document
• life insurance policy

If you want to change your name, you need a court order. An example of a name change is changing June to Edna."

See http://nycourts.gov/courthelp/NameChange/birthCertificate.shtml