Where is Paperwork the Safest?
All of those ideas are good ideas, but sometimes no matter what you have planned for or thought cannot be helped during an emergency. The home fireproof lock box may not be destroyed in a fire, but it can be taken from the home during a burglary. A fire at home or the office may destroy the ones you keep in your desk or something similar may happen at your parent's home, thus destroying the papers. Although a little far-fetched there have been times that banks were broken into and since they had no time to check each box they just started taking everything. Actually a good idea would be to have copies of your documents in several of those locations reducing the chances of everything being destroyed at once.
However, accidents do happen and papers do get stolen, destroyed or lost and need to be replaced. Your birth certificate should be one of the first things you do as it is like the backbone of your existence. If this does happen to you, don't take any chances; contact a company that specializes in obtain copies of birth certificates, etc. They will know what papers to file where and with whom, which is a great burden off of you so that you may attend to any other problems that may have arisen from the emergency.
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