Submitting an AOP by Mail – Fees & Instructions

Fees and Mailing Instructions

Parents can mail completed form and fees to:
Louisiana Vital Records
ATTN: Amendment Department
P.O. Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160 

Forms to Include:

  • Completed and notarized AOP (original copy)
  • Child’s certified birth certificate (vital records charges an additional fee if a certified birth certificate is not included)
  • If a 3-party AOP was completed: a certified DNA-based paternity test that demonstrates paternity with at least 99.9% probability

Fees:

  • Check or money order for $27.50 payable to “Louisiana Vital Records” (DO NOT MAIL CASH).
  • This fee includes one certified copy of the child’s amended birth certificate.
  • At the time of submission, parents may also include $9.00 for each additional certified copy they would like to receive.
  • I f they do not submit a certified copy of their child’s birth certificate, they must include an additional $15 to cover a statutory search.
  • Fees for walk-in-services at the Central Vital Records Office in New Orleans are payable by cash, check, or money order.