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Author Topic: Birth Certificates for Non-Deceased  (Read 282 times)

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archangelvh

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Birth Certificates for Non-Deceased
« on: August 31, 2009, 12:18:58 PM »
I have one of those situations where I need a copy of a birth certificate of someone who is not deceased but I don't want them to know about it.

It's of a biological parent, who has had no contact with child for over 30 years now.   And, the child does not want to have any contact with the parent.

I need to connect the dots from child to parent, to be able to link to the grandparents.

Do you have any suggestions?    I am not sure if the state notifies the person that someone has requested the birth certificate and I just don't want to open that door.

Thank you -
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Re: Birth Certificates for Non-Deceased
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2009, 06:34:37 PM »
The only suggestion any of us can have is calling the Vital Statistics people in the state at issue and asking. Explain that the person requesting the certificate is a next of kin (and by the way must in all likelihood have to be able to prove it to get the certificate of a living person). My guess is that the state does NOT notify the person -- the state doesn't really have any good way of knowing where that person is today. But you and your client will feel better knowing.
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Re: Birth Certificates for Non-Deceased
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2009, 12:33:08 AM »
I don't know about where you live, but in North Carolina simply walk into the appropriate county's deed/record office. The books of birth certificates are on the shelves, by year. There is also an index in another book. Simply find what you want and either take a digital photo of it or photocopy it on the office's photocopy machine, usually for 15 to 25 cents. Nobody notifies anyone about anything because these are public records, open to the public.
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