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Natasha Devers wrote:

Hi, guys —

My son's godmother wrote her maiden name on the Baptismal certificate instead of her married name.

  • Can I change the name on the Baptismal certificate?

Natasha

  { Can I change the name on the Baptismal form since my son's godmother used her maiden name? }

Mary Ann replied:

Natasha —

It is fine if she wrote her maiden name. It is still part of her name, and is on her Baptismal certificate. It's not a problem.

If you wish to add a new godmother, for some reason, to the Baptismal certificate, you would have to put it in parentheses, initialize and date it, or ask the pastor.

Mary Ann

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