Retirement account early withdrawal for qualified birth - a question

Hi,

 

My son was born in 2012 in Moscow, and over the course of several years I had been trying to get the mother to cooperate with me and update the birth certificate establishing my paternity.  In September of last year I finally received an updated birth certificate after turning to a Moscow court.  I know per the rules, a qualified birth early IRA withdrawal has to be done within a year.  But curious if I have grounds to request an exception from the IRA, and be allowed to use this exception, since only recently was I even able to establish my paternity legally.

 

Thoughts?