Family Code section 7639

If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child’s birth certificate, the court shall order that a new birth certificate be issued as prescribed in Article 2 (commencing with Section 102725) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 102 of the Health and Safety Code.

Source: Section 7639, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7639. (updated Sep. 29, 1996; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/family_code_section_7639

Original Source: Section 7639, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=7639. (last accessed May 12, 2025).