Form GRO 185
Section 1
Q1. Section 1 – WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE REGISTER OFFICE AND AT WHICH REGISTER OFFICE IN ENGLAND OR WALES?
Options: Mother and father will go together; Mother will go but father is unable to go; Father will go but mother is unable to go; Mother will go but father is not co-operating; Father will go but mother is not co-operating
Guidance: Read section 6 options 1 & 3 of the guidance. Read section 6 option 2 of the guidance. Read section 6 option 4 and section 7 of the guidance.
Section 1
Q1a. Name the register office you wish to go to
Section 2
Q2. Child’s surname
Section 2
Q3. Child’s forename(s)
Section 2
Q4. I/We have enclosed a certified copy of the child’s full birth certificate.
Options: Yes
Guidance: See guidance at section 9 for further information on certified documents.
Section 3
Q5. Please provide the father’s full name. Not providing a full name may cause difficulties when presenting the re-registered birth entry for official purposes.
Section 3
Q6. Surname
Section 3
Q7. Forename(s)
Section 4
Q8. The mother’s name will be recorded as it is in the child’s original birth registration.
Section 5
Q9. Have the child’s mother and father ever been married to or in a civil partnership with each other?
Options: Yes; No
Guidance: If YES – this may be the incorrect form. See guidance at sections 1 & 5 for further information.
Section 6
Q10. Section 6 – COURT INVOLVEMENT ALL questions must be completed by ticking Yes or No
Options: Yes; No
Section 6
Q10a. 1. Has any court order been made which states who the child’s father is?
Options: Yes; No
Guidance: If YES – please submit a certified copy of the order.
Section 6
Q10b. 2. Has any parental responsibility agreement been made?
Options: Yes; No
Guidance: If YES – please submit a certified copy of the agreement.
Section 6
Q10c. 3. Has the child been adopted?
Options: Yes; No
Section 6
Q10d. 4. Is the child a ward of court?
Options: Yes; No
Section 6
Q10e. 5. Is the child in the care of the local authority or a guardian?
Options: Yes; No
Guidance: If YES – please submit contact details of the child’s current social worker.
Section 6
Q11. Name……………………………………………..
Section 6
Q12. Department…………………………………………
Section 6
Q13. Address…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Section 6
Q14. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Section 6
Q15. Telephone No……………………………………..
Section 6
Q16. Email address……………………………………..
Section 7
Q17. Mother’s current address..................................
Section 7
Q18. Father’s current address (if different to mother’s address)...............................................................
Section 7
Q19. Postcode………………………………………….
Section 7
Q20. Postcode…………………………….....…………..
Section 7
Q21. Telephone No…………………………………….
Section 7
Q22. Telephone No…………………………………..….
Section 7
Q23. Email address……………………………………….
Section 7
Q24. Email address……………………………………….
Section 8
Q25. Mother (if available) – I have read the Statement of Truth and declare that the person named in Section 3 is the father of the child detailed in Section 2.
Section 8
Q26. Signature.………………………………………...
Section 8
Q27. Date.………………………………………………
Section 8
Q28. Father (if available) – I have read the Statement of Truth and declare that I am the father of the child detailed in Section 2.
Section 8
Q29. Signature.…………………………………………..
Section 8
Q30. Date.………………………………………………..