For example, while one state may want to change the date your birth certificate was issued after presenting appropriate evidence to support the change, another state may ask you to go through the legal process to make the change officially legal – so it goes without saying that it`s important to make sure you`re aware of your state`s laws regarding birth certificate changes. Jayne Thompson holds an LL.B. in Law and Business Administration from the University of Birmingham and an LL.M. in International Law from the University of East London. She practiced at various «large law firms» before embarking on a career as a commercial writer. Her work has appeared on numerous legal blogs, including Quittance, Upcounsel and Medical Neglect Experts. Before you even think about getting the green light to change the date your birth certificate is issued, you should first take the time to make sure that you are well informed about your state`s conditions regarding birth certificate changes. What if our identity documents were just smartphone apps that indicate our age directly (e.g., 30 years) and not indirectly via our date of birth (e.g., August 27, 1989)? If chronological age doesn`t matter, as I`ve argued, then people should be allowed to change that «age» in their ID cards to match their biological age rather than chronological. This would not be a lie or falsification of documents, as there would simply be no date of birth that could be falsified (remember, in this hypothetical scenario, people`s age is directly visible, whereas in the real world, it is indirectly visible through the date of birth). But if age changes could be allowed in this hypothetical scenario, why wouldn`t they be allowed in the real world? Is simply representing our age – directly by indicating our age, or indirectly by indicating our date of birth (and calculating the years from it) – really relevant? I don`t think so. To help you better understand whether you might be able to get permission to legally change your age, we`re going to break down some of the key factors to consider regarding this question: The second interpretation of the objection to changing the legal age is that it would require falsifying the date of birth on identity documents. To understand the problem with this objection, we must realize that we rarely care about a person`s date of birth. When a teenager tries to buy alcohol, the employee just wants to know their date of birth so they can check if they are (chronologically) old enough to drink alcohol.

The date of birth is just one way to find this information – it`s not something they are interested in. You may be concerned that changing the legal age could lead to troubling situations. Suppose a 70-year-old man wants to change his age to 50. Suppose further that the man had a daughter when he was 18 years old. If the 70-year-old man becomes a 50-year-old man, he would be legally younger than his 52-year-old daughter. While this result is counterintuitive and something we`ve never faced before, it`s not obvious that it`s impossible to tolerate. Just because it`s unusual doesn`t mean it`s wrong. The most likely justification for the success of a petition to change the birthday is that the date on the birth certificate (and for subsequent government agencies) is incorrect. An age change should be allowed if the following three conditions are met. First, there is a risk that the person will be discriminated against because of their age.

Second, the person`s body and mind are in better shape than one would expect based on their chronological age (i.e., the person is biologically younger than they are chronologically). Third, the person does not feel that his or her legal age is appropriate. For this reason, if you legally want to change your age simply because you want to be a different age (such as looking younger or for a similar reason), you will not be allowed to change your date of birth. The short answer is no, you can`t change your date of birth. You were born at birth, and this date is noted on your birth certificate to prove your identity.