This section details the conditions under which the father’s name may be entered

This section details the conditions under which the father’s name may be entered on the certificate, the specification of the child’s name under each condition, and conditions under which the surname of the child may be different from either the father’s surname or mother’s surname if no father is listed. Traditionally a child assumes the legal surname of his or her father as listed on the birth certificate, or of the mother if no father is listed. When the surname given a child is not traditional, a notarized Name of Child form, witnessed by a hospital representative, signed by both parents or the mother if no father is listed, and filed with the birth certificate shall be required, but the certificate shall not be considered nor marked as having been amended.