Birth Certificate Info

Need Your DC Birth Certificate?

2009-05-23T16:38:00.000-07:00

No matter if you need to get a passport, a job or a driver's license, you will need a certified copy of your birth certificate sooner or later.

If you were born in the District of Columbia, we can help you obtain a certified copy of your DC birth certificate without going through a lot of forms and hassles.

In order to get your certified birth certificate from DC, we just need you to contact our offices and we will get you the necessary request forms and handle the process for you. Additionally, if you're planning on visiting Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean or other U.S. Territory that previously didn't require a passport to re-enter the United States, consider letting us obtain or renew your passport as after June 1st, 2009 you will need it to re-enter the United States.

If you're ready to get a certified copy of your District of Columbia birth certificate, just contact our offices today, we're ready to help!

How to Get a Certified Copy of Your Delaware Birth Certificate

2009-05-21T07:00:00.000-07:00

Delaware is a small state with large privacy laws and if you've found you need a copy of your certified birth certificate from the state of Delaware; you've no doubt encountered those rules and regs.

In cases like this, it may be a little less stressful to let a third party company obtain your Delaware certified birth certificate for you. We can help you if you were born in any area that has a county seat located in the following counties:

Kent . New Castle . Sussex

Not having a copy of your birth certificate can hold up your life. You can't get a driver's license, passport, travel docs, international driver's license, employment in some industries or a bank account in many states without a certified copy of your birth certificate.

All you need to do to start the process of getting your certified Delaware birth certificate is to contact our offices via phone or email and we will be able to give you a quote as to price and time service for obtaining your birth certificate.

Connecticut Birth Certificate Missing?

2009-05-16T16:37:00.000-07:00

Can you guess what you need before you can travel, get married, enroll in college or the military; get a driver's license and a myriad of other things?
If you guessed a certified copy of your Connecticut birth certificate, you'd be right.

Many people find they need a copy of their birth certificate and they aren't sure how to obtain one. That's where our company comes in. With information from you, we can locate and contact the proper registrar's office, fill out all the necessary forms, cut through the red tape and deliver your state certified birth certificate as quickly as possible.

We can help you if you were born in any of the following counties or towns in CT:

Counties
Fairfield . Hartford . Litchfield . Middlesex . New Haven . New London . Tolland . Windham .

Cities or Towns
Andover . Ansonia . Ashford . Avon . Barkhamsted . Beacon Falls . Berlin . Bethany . Bethel . Bethlehem . Bloomfield . Bolton . Bozrah . Branford . Bridgeport . Bridgewater . Bristol . Brookfield . Brooklyn . Burlington . Canaan . Canterbury . Canton . Chaplin . Cheshire . Chester . Clinton . Colchester . Colebrook . Columbia . Cornwall . Coventry . Cromwell . Danbury . Darien . Deep River . Derby . Durham . East Granby . East Haddam . East Hampton . East Hartford . East Haven . East Lyme . East Windsor . Eastford . Easton . Ellington . Enfield . Essex . Fairfield . Farmington . Franklin . Glastonbury . Goshen . Granby . Greenwich . Griswold . Groton . Guilford . Haddam . Hamden . Hampton . Hartford . Hartland . Harwinton . Hebron . Kent . Killingly . Killingworth . Lebanon . Ledyard . Lisbon . Litchfield . Lyme . Madison . Manchester . Mansfield . Marlborough . Meriden . Middlebury . Middlefield . Middletown . Milford . Monroe . Montville . Morris . Naugatuck . New Britain . New Canaan . New Fairfield . New Hartford . New Haven . New London . New Milford . Newington . Newtown . Norfolk . North Branford . North Canaan . North Haven . North Stonington . Norwalk . Norwich . Old Lyme . Old Saybrook . Orange . Oxford . Plainfield . Plainville . Plymouth . Pomfret . Portland . Preston . Prospect . Putnam . Redding . Ridgefield . Rocky Hill . Roxbury . Salem . Salisbury . Scotland . Seymour . Sharon . Shelton . Sherman . Simsbury . Somers . South Windsor . Southbury . Southington . Sprague . Stafford . Stamford . Sterling . Stonington . Stratford . Suffield . Thomaston . Thompson . Tolland . Torrington . Trumbull . Union . Vernon . Voluntown . Wallingford . Warren . Washington . Waterbury . Waterford . Watertown . West Hartford . West Haven . Westbrook . Weston . Westport . Wethersfield . Willington . Wilton . Winchester . Windham . Windsor . Windsor Locks . Wolcott . Woodbridge . Woodbury . Woodstock .

If you need a copy of your birth certificate from Connecticut, contact us and let us start the process for you - you'll be amazed at how fast and easy we can make the process.

Missing Your Colorado Birth Certificate

2009-05-14T05:11:00.000-07:00

Your birth certificate has always been important documentation but after June 2009, it will become very important to travelers.

In June, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative takes effect and this means no matter where you travel, you will basically need to show a passport. This included air as well as rail and water travel. Places such as Canada and Mexico where such documentation wasn't formerly required will now be the only way you can get in and out of the country. Failure to have this a current passport will mean you get to stay in the country you're visiting until your paperwork is completed - the average time for most countries to handle this can be from 2 to 6 weeks.

You can avoid all this by making sure you have a current passport and in order to get that, you will need a certified copy of your Colorado birth certificate

We commonly process the birth certificate requests for the following Colorado cities:Adams . Alamosa . Arapahoe . Archuleta . Baca . Bent . Boulder . Chaffee . Cheyenne . Clear Creek . Conejos . Costilla . Crowley . Custer . Delta . Denver . Dolores . Douglas . Eagle . El Paso . Elbert . Fremont . Garfield . Gilpin . Grand . Gunnison . Hinsdale . Huerfano . Jackson . Jefferson . Kiowa . Kit Carson . La Plata . Lake . Larimer . Las Animas . Lincoln . Logan . Mesa . Mineral . Moffat . Montezuma . Montrose . Morgan . Otero . Ouray . Park . Phillips . Pitkin . Prowers . Pueblo . Rio Blanco . Rio Grande . Routt . Saguache . San Juan . San Miguel . Sedgwick . Summit . Teller . Washington . Weld . Yuma .

If you're ready to get the ball rolling on your Colorado birth certificate copy- contact our offices today.

Acquiring Your Certified Califorrnia Birth Certificate

2009-05-09T06:06:00.000-07:00

Until November 2003, you could easily get a copy of your certified California birth certificate by simply visiting the Sacramento Clerk's Office and as long as you were born after 1905, you could walk out with a certified copy. However, due to budget reductions in this capacity, that records office no longer offers a counter service and all certified birth certificate requests must be submitted through the city clerk's office or county recorder's office in the city you were born - it varies because each municipality has their own rules and regs for this service.

We can help you get a copy of your California birth certificate and negate a lot of the running around and sitting on hold you're likely to experience. If you were born after 1905 - we can get a copy of your birth certificate from California.

The following cities: Alameda . Alpine . Amador . Butte . Calaveras . Colusa . Contra Costa . Del Norte . El Dorado . Fresno . Glenn . Humboldt . Imperial . Inyo . Kern . Kings . Lake . Lassen . Los Angeles . Madera . Marin . Mariposa . Mendocino . Merced . Modoc . Mono . Monterey . Napa . Nevada . Orange . Placer . Plumas . Riverside . Sacramento . San Benito . San Bernardino . San Diego . San Francisco . San Joaquin . San Luis Obispo . San Mateo . Santa Barbara . Santa Clara . Santa Cruz . Shasta . Sierra . Siskiyou . Solano . Sonoma . Stanislaus . Sutter . Tehama . Trinity . Tulare . Tuolumne . Ventura . Yolo . Yuba .

And all minor areas in between are serviced by our offices - let us start the process of obtaining your certified birth certificate and take the headaches out of the paperwork now.

Need a Canal Zone Birth Certificate?

2009-05-07T06:40:00.000-07:00

The Canal Zone is a United States territory and obtaining a copy of a birth certificate for anyone born in this area can be done.

Because of the privacy and security regulations surrounding a request for a birth certificate from this area, we will ask for the following information to process your request:

You will need to state the purpose of your request, your name at the time of your birth, date of your birth and that you were born in the Canal Zone. You will need to prove the name of your father along with his date and place and birth and also for your mother as it would appear on the birth certificate. You will need to sign and date your request. As final proof of your identity, your U.S. passport information will be asked.

Once we have this information, we can start the process of getting a certified Canal Zone birth certificate for you.

How to Get Your Arkansas Birth Certificate

2009-05-02T18:17:00.000-07:00

There are many reasons you could need a certified copy of your birth certificate from Arkansas but getting your birth certificate is a whole other story.

Arkansas is not a "closed" state but they do have strict criteria for releasing birth certificate information from the State Vital Records Office. The records for birth certificates on most City Clerk's files begin in 1917, although some will date back to 1914.

We can make getting your certified birth certificate from Arkansas quick and painless with our streamlined methods. If you were born in any of the following counties or offices - we can get your birth certificate:

Ashley . Baxter . Benton . Boone . Bradley . Calhoun . Carroll . Chicot . Clark . Clay . Cleburne . Cleveland . Columbia . Conway . Craighead . Crawford . Crittenden . Cross . Dallas . Desha . Drew . Faulkner . Franklin . Fulton . Garland . Grant . Greene . Hempstead . Hot Spring . Howard . Independence . Izard . Jackson . Jefferson . Johnson . Lafayette . Lawrence . Lee . Lincoln . Little River . Logan . Lonoke . Madison . Marion . Miller . Mississippi . Monroe . Montgomery . Nevada . Newton . Ouachita . Perry . Phillips . Pike . Poinsett . Polk . Pope . Prairie . Pulaski . Randolph . Saline . Scott . Searcy . Sebastian . Sevier . Sharp . St. Francis . Stone . Union . Van Buren . Washington . White . Woodruff . Yell .

If you're ready to start the process of getting your State of Arkansas birth certificate - contact our offices today and let us get the ball rolling for you.

How to Get Your Certified Arizona Birth Certificate

2009-04-30T06:14:00.000-07:00

Born in Arizona and now you need a copy of your birth certificate, you'll find out quickly when you start calling the state offices that Arizona is a unique state in their records keeping.

Arizona is a closed record state and in short that means that your birth certificate isn't considered a public record. The criteria to get your birth certificate out of the Arizona Vital Records office can be stiff.

Items that may be required can include :

A certified copy of photo i.d.
Also a family tree sketch to illustrate the family connection for the requestor of a birth certificate.
Unless it's for a minor child, birth certificates are generally only released to the individual that is named on the Arizone birth certificate.

If you're rather not deal with the red tape and hassle of getting your birth certificate from Arizona, contact our offices and let us do the legwork for you - before you know it - your birth certificate will arrive from Arizona so you can get on with your life and not spend time hassling with the vital records office.

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Born in American Samoa? Need Your Birth Certificate?

2009-04-25T06:54:00.000-07:00

American Samoa isn't one of the 50 states but it is an American territory and records for births, deaths, weddings, real estate sales and other civil transactions are kept in a similar fashion to other American states and territories.

If you were born in American Samoa and you have lost track of your original birth certificate, you will need to get a certified copy in order to prove your identity and qualify for everything from a bank account to driving to some employers will require a birth certificate.

Instead of starting the paper chase yourself in Pago Pago, why not let us obtain your birth certificate for you? We have the process for getting a legal, certified copy of your birth certificate streamlined down to the fastest manner possible and we can cut through a lot of red tape and delays that will hold up an individual attempting to do this on their own.

If you need to get a copy of your certified birth certificate from American Samoa - contact our offices today - we'll be glad to help you get your birth certificate - fast and efficiently!

Obtaining an Alaska Birth Certificate-We Make it Easy

2009-04-22T09:34:00.000-07:00

You're reading this page because you need a copy of your certified birth certificate for the State of Alaska.

Alaska is a little bit different from other states as their various boroughs do not have the responsibility for keeping vital records. These offices collect property taxes, record deeds and file releases for tax liens. However the birth certificates are handled by the state office for vital statistics.

In order to get your own birth certificate from the state of Alaska, you'll need to know which borough the city you were born in is. The boroughs in Alaska are:

Bristol Bay . Haines . Juneau . Kenai Peninsula . Ketchikan . Kodiak . Matanuska-Susitna . Munic. of Anchorage . North Slope . North Star . Northwest Arctic . Sitka .

Or if you don't want to go through the paper chase of obtaining your certified birth certificate from the State of Alaska, contact our offices and let us do the legwork for you.

No matter what reason you need your Alaskan birth certificate for, we can get it for you, contact our offices today and start the process for you. You'll save a ton of time and headaches dealing with the red tape obtaining your birth certificate.

Getting Your Alabama Birth Certificate

2009-04-17T06:42:00.000-07:00

There are a huge number of reasons that will require you to get a copy of your Alabama Birth Certificate.

You will need a copy of your birth certificate if you're applying for employment, you will need your birth certificate if you're planning on getting married, enlisting in the armed forces and some Departments of Motor Vehicles require a certified copy of your birth certificate to issue a license or even a State of Alabama I.D.

If you were born in any of the following Alabama counties, we can obtain a legal, certified copy of your birth certificate for you:

Autauga . Baldwin . Barbour . Bibb . Blount . Bullock . Butler . Calhoun . Chambers . Cherokee . Chilton . Choctaw . Clarke . Clay . Cleburne . Coffee . Colbert . Conecuh . Coosa . Covington . Crenshaw . Cullman . Dale . Dallas . DeKalb . Elmore . Escambia . Etowah . Fayette . Franklin . Geneva . Greene . Hale . Henry . Houston . Jackson . Jefferson . Lamar . Lauderdale . Lawrence . Lee . Limestone . Lowndes . Macon . Madison . Marengo . Marion . Marshall . Mobile . Monroe . Montgomery . Morgan . Perry . Pickens . Pike . Randolph . Russell . Shelby . St. Clair . Sumter . Talladega . Tallapoosa . Tuscaloosa . Walker . Washington . Wilcox . Winston .

If you've put off getting a certified birth certificate from Alabama because you thought it would be a huge hassle, just contact our offices. We make the process of getting your birth certificate fast and easy!

The Most Vital Record – Birth Certificate

2009-04-15T11:47:00.000-07:00

Possibly considered the most valuable of the vital records, birth certificates are documents containing information pertaining to the birth of an individual. This information normally includes the name given at birth, the date, place and time of the birth, birth registration number and the name of the birth parents.

All newborn babies are required to have a birth certificate and they are usually obtained after the doctor or hospital that handled the birth submits the proper forms to the correct agency. Aside from recording live births, birth records are also completed for still births in certain areas.

People need their birth certificate for many different important reasons. When applying for a passport or visa a birth certificate is required and of course due to the changes in the rules and regulations of travel you will need a passport for pretty much all foreign travel.

Birth certificates are also used to prove your nationality which helps to determine your citizenship. They are also fundamental requirements when applying for a social security number, enrolling for school or even when obtaining a health insurance plan. As a parent, having your child’s birth certificate is essential when submitting claims for children’s benefits as well as for income tax purposes.

Voting, being eligible for employment, entering the military and qualifying for pensions are all reasons that a birth certificate is quite possibly the most important document you will ever have.

Same Sex Couple Have New Rights

2008-12-15T13:15:00.000-08:00

Image by stevendamron via FlickrSome important new laws are taking effect in regards to same sex couples. State officials are now going to allow same sex couples to list both names on the birth certificates of their children. This new policy has great importance to lesbians and gays.

This decision, which echoes similar provisions in states that allow gay marriages or civil unions, is one of a variety of changes since Gov. David Paterson ordered state agencies in May to respect out-of-state gay marriages.

The state Health Department responded on Friday it had agreed to this change, which came about after a lesbian couple who are expecting a baby filed a lawsuit. The new law would apply statewide except in New York City, which is considering revamping its own birth certificate forms to accommodate same-sex couples.

Under state law, a woman's husband is automatically deemed a parent of a child the pair conceives through artificial insemination, whether or not he is the genetic father. Gay couples have complained about having to jump through legal hoops to secure equivalent parental rights.

Carolyn Trzeciak and Nina Sheldon Trzeciak of Ulster County, who got married in Canada in 2006, sued last month. Nina Sheldon Trzeciak is carrying their first child, conceived through in vitro fertilization. The couple argued they both should be designated as parents under Paterson's directive. The governor told state agencies to make sure policies and regulations treat married same-sex couples equally, saying a recent court ruling suggests they would otherwise risk discrimination claims.

Gay couples may be able to secure a second parent's rights through adoption. But having their names on a child's birth certificate immediately gives both spouses such rights as nursery visits and information on the child's medical condition, the lawsuit said.

"That gives them equal treatment," said the Trzeciaks' lawyer, Melissa B. Brisman of Park Ridge, N.J.

The Health Department said in a statement that it had been exploring how to apply Paterson's directive to birth certificates for some time but arranged a quick resolution for the couple because the baby was due Friday.

Massachusetts and Connecticut are now the only U.S. states that allows gay marriages; California briefly did until voters banned it last month. Some other states let same-sex couples enter into civil unions that offer some of marriage's legal advantages.

States that allow gay marriage or civil unions have made provisions for birth certificates to list both partners' names, said Susan Sommer, senior counsel for the gay rights advocacy group Lambda Legal. It was not involved in the Trzeciak case.

While the group urges couples to cement both parents' rights through an adoption or other court order, Sommer said getting the names of both parents on the birth certificate is a great help to the children.

The Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative legal organization based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is challenging various attempts to extend spousal rights to gay couples in New York. In September, a Bronx judge threw out the group's challenge to Paterson's directive; the organization is appealing.The alliance argues that only the Legislature, not the governor, has authority to recognize out-of-state gay marriages.

Personal Record Safeguards- Cell Phones

2008-11-17T05:44:00.000-08:00

Image via WikipediaWhat some people think is private pertaining to personal records is not always the case. Not too long ago if you had a reason to think your spouse or lover was being unfaithful a way to spy on them entailed going online to search or hiring a private investigator. And additional way was to buy a copy of their cell phone bill if you didn't already have access to it. In this way you could get a total breakdown of all of their calls, both incoming and out going from their cell phone. This was widely used by PI's and was a great way for cheating victims to find out what was really going on and be able to make informed decisions about where the relationship was going.

However, just like all things that can be used for good it was open to abuse. An example of this would be when the blogsters at AMERICAblog was able to obtain General Wesley Clark's cell phone records for $89.95. Now unless you are Mrs Wesley Clark this is an obvious abuse of an investigative tool. Terrorists could just as well bought those cell phone records and used the information nefariously and put the General, his family and even the nation at risk.

A Democratic Senator from New York, Chuck Schumer, proposed legislation H.R. 4709: Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006, and S. 2178: Consumer Telephone Records Protection Act of 2006. These two laws were both passed and now make it illegal to purchase this type of information. The only way to buy these records now is to be the owner of the cell phone and additionally be able to prove it.

While this is a good safeguard and should help to protect most people from identity thieves and terrorists, what about the typical soccer mom that suspects her significant other is out doing her wrong? what recourse is open to her to now investigate him?

Well there are still some ways to obtain info from cell phones, ways that are considered perfectly legal. One such way is called digital forensics. If you are the legal owner of the phone you can hire investigators like EmailRevealer.com and have the phone examined forensically. Many people don't realize it but deleted text messages, deleted Caller ID records and deleted address book entries can still be retrieved from cell phones or Blackberrys and many other hand held electronic devices.

Another option that is open to the person who has suspicions would be to give a cell phone as a gift that has a GPS installed which will then track their every move. It's also possible and perfectly legal to do an online search of thousands of personal ads to see if your lover's email address is being used for online cheating. Doing a search online will find you a list of companies that offer these services.

Sometimes technology moves faster than the law, and this is especially true with the Internet. As long as investigators are being responsible and making sure these tools are not being made available to potential terrorists and are limiting them to only legitimate investigations they should be able to keep being used. This should help ensure that everyone can be safe from terrorists, identity thieves and cheaters all at the same time.

How Important Are Birth Certificates?

2008-11-10T20:28:00.000-08:00

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Birth certificates contain a lot of valuable info, including private distinguishing data; information about the female parent and, if possible, the male parent; the date, site, and manner of birth; and the birth weight. The infant's place in birth order compared to his or her brothers and sisters, and data about other biological facts, such as race or ethnicity, is registered in some jurisdictions.

Nearly all hospitals in the U.S. issue a token birth certificate, which typically includes the footprints of the newborn. Still, these birth certificates are not legally acknowledged as proof of age or nationality, and are often rejected by the Bureau of Consular Affairs when submitted with passport applications. Numerous Americans think these souvenir records to be their legitimate birth certificate, when actually it possesses slight legal value.

Any American has a right to their birth certificate. In most states, birth certificates are released only to the person cited on the certificate and the parents.Parents need a record of the birth of their children in order to receive child benefits, tax credits and as validation of age of minors (less than 18 years old).

A Birth Certificate is one of the most essential documents in a individuals life. It is an item a person will need in order to be able to do many things in their life. Several instances of special things you need a birth certificate for: Obtain a drivers license, enroll in school, get a passport, get a social security card, get social security benefits and to get a marriage license.

If you discover that you need to get your birth certificate then you will desire to use a skilled business service that can do this for you. Many times this is able to be realized in merely a few days using a company that is qualified. It doesn't have to be a hassle to get your birth certificate. A accomplished company to try for this service is United States Birth Certificates.

Birth Certificates and Overseas Adoptions

2008-11-08T05:15:00.001-08:00

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When couples are in the process of adopting a child from a foreign country, the excitement of having a child may trump any of the thoughts of paperwork they will have to be sure is prepared and in order. However having the paper work, especially the birth certificate, is one extremely important procedure that cannot be dismissed. New babies bring lots of love and joy to a family and this is most often what is on the minds of the individuals that are looking to adopt. It can be easy to get caught up in all of the joy of having a new child and bringing it home to the United States, however a proper birth certificate must be in order for a legal adoption to be completed.

Adoptions that happen within foreign countries differ than those in the United States in many ways. Once is in how the birth certificate must be obtained. The adoption papers must be filed in the adoptive parents county of residence from the country of birth of the prospective adoptive child. It is then up to the district court in the county of the adoptive parents residence to complete the Certificate of Adoption of form and then mail it to the Office of the State Registrar. The Office of the Registrar in the state of adoption then uses the information contained on the Certificate of Adoption form to establish a birth certificate that will show the information regarding the adoptive birth.

The new birth certificate that is issued containing the information regarding the adoption will replace the birth certificate that was issued at the time of the child's birth. While these are the procedures, for the most part that need to be followed, it is extremely important to check with the rules and regulations governing both your state and the country of child that is being adopted. These rules can may change within different countries and even within different states within the U.S.

Every year, it seems more and more birth certificates are being issued for children that have been adopted from foreign countries. In 2007, around 20,000 children were adopted from overseas. While this number has dwindled down since 2004, which saw 22,884 overseas adoptions, it seems to be holding steady at the present. Of course, as these children are being brought into loving homes, there is the need for birth records showing their birth information.

If you are considering adopting a child, either overseas or within the United States, it is important to find out all of the information needed in order to be able to obtain a birth certificate for your prospective adoptive child. While most of the paperwork will be taken care of by the attorneys that you are using and the adoption agency, it is always important to search out the rules and regulations yourself. This allows you to understand the process that goes into obtaining a birth record for your new son or daughter and will help answer any questions that you may have.

Obama Birth Certificate Validated

2008-11-05T15:26:00.000-08:00

Image by jmtimages via FlickrJust as the beginning of end of the election was upon us, it seems that the authenticity of President-elect Barack Obama's birth certificate was finally settled. The Friday before the much anticipated election, the Director of the Department of Health in Hawaii came forth with a statement to verify the validity of the document.

The document was brought into question months ago, when rumors arose that his birthplace was actually Kenya and not Hawaii. Of course, these rumors brought on quite a stir, as no individual that is not a natural born United States Citizen can hold the office of President of the United States. There was quite a response to these rumors and many individuals requested a copy of the birth certificate. These requests, however were denied, as no person, except that of a family member can request such a document. It was brought up that such a rumor was ridiculous since Obama had already held the office of United States Senator. However, this did not seem to give rest to the rumors and those that chose to put them out on the table. While, it did not by any means stop the campaign, it did prove to be a small obstacle in the way of seeking the office of President of the United States.

The campaign for President-elect Obama provided copies of his birth certificate, which could be viewed on many different websites, but this only proved to add to the rumors. It was then suggested that the copies that had been produced were not the actual document and had been forged, even though they came from those in charge of the campaign itself. Despite several attempts from the Obama campaign to prove that he indeed was a resident of the U.S., the rumors continued to flourish.

These rumors even became the topic of more than one lawsuit to attempt to force President-elect Obama to prove that he was in truth a Citizen of the United States. One such lawsuit was dismissed a few months ago, when a judge ruled that a private citizen could not bring forth such a lawsuit. While most of the lawsuits had been dismissed far previous to November 4th, one such lawsuit was dismissed on the Friday before the election. A magistrate in Southwest Ohio decided to reject one attempt to challenge the citizenship of Obama.

It is still yet to be seen if all of the rumors have been stifled, as with Obama winning the election, those that chose to contest the validity of the birth certificate are most likely not happy with the result. While those that chose to believe the rumors may try to continue to fuel the fire, after the outcome of the election on Tuesday and the statement from Hawaii's Director of the Department of health, these rumors will be put to rest.

Birth Certificates and Voting

2008-11-03T14:59:00.000-08:00

Image by Dom Dada via FlickrA 2004 law called Proposition 200 may stop a 97 year old Surprise Arizona woman from voting. Shirley Preiss has been voting since 1932 but this law might just stop all of that.

"I'm a legal American," Preiss said. "I'm born here. Born and raised in America."

The Arizona law requires voters to produce specified types of identification when casting ballots at polling places and to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote either for the first time or in a different county.Preiss was born in 1910 in Clinton, Ky., before birth certificates were issued.

Ms. Priess also no longer has a drivers license at 97 years of age, as she no longer drives. She also has never had a passport. Her son has tried everything and filed documents attempting to get her registered to vote. "A delayed birth certificate," he said. "You have to have witnesses. Everybody's dead."When the family tried to get school records from Tennessee, they found out the school no longer exists."We're talking about something that is so precious, that right to vote, "said Linda Brown of the Arizona Advocacy Network. "How many hurdles are OK to jump through? How many barriers are we going to accept?"

State Rep. Russell Pearce spearheaded the law and said it protects the integrity of the voting system."To get a movie, you have to prove who you are," Pearce said. "To go rent a car, you have to prove who you are. That's part of life."

Ms. Preiss who is a former school teacher and was also alive before women secured the right to vote, feels this law is a step backwards. The former school teacher said she has voted in every presidential election since 1932. Her son said his next recourse is to try to appeal to the Governor's office for help.

Experts claim it is difficult to ascertain how many other people that are legitimate citizens are being thwarted by this law. The Arizona Advocacy Network said almost 40,000 voter registration forms have been rejected since the state's voter ID law went into effect.

Birth Certificates

2008-11-01T13:33:00.000-07:00

Image by bowbrick via FlickrBirth Certificates are a fairly new concept in the course of human history. Birth Certificates first came about in the early 20th century. Before the development of official certificates in order to record births it was pretty much an educated guess to know when some one was born. Especially if it was a person of historical importance.

There were basically historical detectives that would try to put the clues together to determine what famous personality was born when. Luckily, in these more modern times we don't have to rely of such archaic methods and can know that we have more accurate means to record these details.

Birth certificates are official documents that help to identify who a person is. Nowadays there are strict regulations in order with regards to birth certificates. In the coming weeks we are going to be going through different regulations and rules for birth certificates by state.

Breaking News in the World of Birth Certificates and Paternity

2008-10-30T14:56:00.000-07:00

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeA former senator was named as the father of a baby who does not have a father listed on the birth certificate. Obviously, it is legal to not name a father on a birth certificate. However, the examination of the birth certificate doesn't help to clear up the issue of the allegation for the Senator.

Under California law, where the child was born, unmarried couples are required to have both parents sign a Declaration of Paternity form prior to the father's name being put on the birth certificate. If this is not available at the time of birth then the father's name can be added later once the proper documentation has been secured.

Hopefully for the childs sake the documentation can get completed soon before she needs to get a passport.

Obama Birth Certificate Lawsuit Over

2008-10-29T13:26:00.000-07:00

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeIt looks like the lawsuit that was filed by Democratic attorney Philip Berg against presidential hopeful Barak Obama, was dismissed today. The lawsuit alleged that Mr. Obama was not eligible to be President because he was not meeting the requirements that were needed. Berg wanted Obama to provide documentation to the court, such as his birth certificate, verifying that he was born in Hawaii and indeed an American citizen. Mr. Berg believes that Obama was born in Kenya and not in Hawaii.

A federal judge dismissed Bergs lawsuit on the grounds that it lacked any standing, and additionally that Berg lacked the standing to bring such a lawsuit. The judge concluded that regular citizens can't sue to ensure that a candidate for the presidency actually meets the constitutional requirements needed for the office. Judge Surrick stated that the Legislature(Congress) needs to create the laws to allow citizens, voters, or other party members to police these matters. He declared that until this is done, these types of lawsuits cannot be brought before the court.

Therefore, the lawsuit was dismissed on legal grounds having to do with whether it could actually have been brought to begin with. The lawsuit was not dismissed because the birth certificate was brought forth and determined to be authentic, or even because the judge deemed the lawsuit frivolous.

Berg is not happy with the decision and contends that if regular citizens don't have the ability to question whether the person running to become President of our country is eligible, then who does have the right?

Interesting News in the World of International Birth Certificates

2008-10-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

The Best Passport ServicesIn New South Wales, a part of Australia, a new law was passed that allows two women to be listed on the birth certificate of a baby. This law if pertaining to lesbian women that are in a relationship and having a baby together. This is the first in a series of reforms laws aimed at enabling female couples to have equal rights.

The Attorney General of New South Wales stated that there have already been over 100 inquiries about getting the new birth certificates. This law will only pertain to children that were conceived through artificial insemination. Looks like the winds of change are a blowin in the land down under.

Birth Certificate: A Vital Document

2008-10-20T14:20:00.000-07:00

Image via WikipediaGiovanni Jacopo Casanova once said about his life, "I know I existed, and I am sure of it because I felt by my own senses." But in the USA, like in any developed nation, you need a birth certificate to prove your existence. A birth certificate is a vital document that is helpful in obtaining a passport, visa, social security number, school admissions, sports participations, and a driver’s license. Although its utility is not limited to these aspects alone. From statisticians to the voting public, everyone may get curious about birth certificates and a lot of interesting incidents have happened centering around birth certificates.

For instance, what is the first thing that a person inheriting a million dollars from her rich uncle needs to produce? It is her birth certificate. She will have to prove her identity and relationship with the bequeather. These certificates are also needed for various other reasons such as the birth of a baby, including those that are stillborn. For the parents of stillborn babies, the birth certificate has a lot of emotional significance. Should the parents of a stillborn baby receive a birth certificate along with the death certificate? There was an instance of a sudden hike in the birth certificate fees in some states that led to strong protests in 1994. The fees were hiked from $5 per copy of a birth certificate to $15. Many felt that the $10 fee increase was unjustified. It was argued that the amount could have gone to buying diapers and other baby care products.

Age forging is an epidemic in sports. US sporting history is replete with such stories. It is sad when sports personalities mislead their teams and individuals involved on their age. While competitors attempt to hide their real age, birth certificates can blow the whistle on such issues.

In the United States, birth certificates are basic proofs of citizenship of individuals born within the country. A birth certificate can be obtained from the office of vital statistics in the state of the person's birth. It can be requested by Internet, fax, through the mail or in person. In many cases, individuals will request more than one copy of the certificate. Applying for a number of copies of the birth certificate will be helpful in using them for various purposes.

The Obama Birth Certificate Question Turns Into Lawsuit

2008-10-15T21:53:00.000-07:00

Image via WikipediaWith all of political buzz that has appeared as of late, it is easy to get caught up in all of the drama. On almost any television channel or newspaper pages, we can find information about the latest political debates and political promises that are being made by the candidates. For the last few months one of the most popular stories has been the ongoing lawsuit that Presidential hopeful Obama is faced with. The lawsuit was filed by Philip J. Berg, a Philadelphia Attorney who alleges that Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama is not a legal citizen of the United States. It further alleges that he is not eligible to hold the office of President of The United States because of this fact. Obama has been ordered to produce his birth certificate.

While news about this lawsuit seemed to lay dormant for a few weeks, new developments in the case have recently put it back into the spotlight. It seems that Mr Berg has decided to included more defendants in his lawsuit. If approved by the courts, Mr. Berg is hoping to add Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Senator Diane Feinstein, The United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of State to the Berg v. Obama lawsuit. These additional defendants are intended to be included because the plaintiff contends that they failed to perform due diligence when allowing Barack Obama to be included as a Presidential candidate.

Mr. Berg currently maintains a website dedicated to alleged crimes of Senator Obama. Content on the website states that the additional defendants are being sought in order to clarify the issues at hand. While the Obama camp continues to strongly contend that Senator Obama is indeed a natural born citizen of the United States, Mr. Berg is continuing to press forward with his lawsuit.

The next few weeks of the campaign and of the lawsuit will most assuredly bring about a host of interesting information and events. No matter which side of the political trail you find yourself on, the upcoming weeks will bring about a most historical campaign. It also show just how important a birth certificate can be.

What is Really Up with Barack Obama's Birth Certificate?

2008-10-12T19:23:00.000-07:00

Image by an agent via FlickrIf you have been watching or reading the news at all these days you have seen all the controversy about Democratic candidate Obama's supposed birth certificate validity issues. However, with all of the information out there it still seems to be difficult to get an honest answer as to what exactly is going on.

Trusting a noted news source like the Associated Press seems like a pretty safe bet, and according to their latest report Obama is indeed American. It seems that Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii of an American mother and a Kenyan father. He lived in American until he was 6 years old but then went to Indonesia to live for about 4 years. It appears that some people have taken some of this information and just misconstrued it.

Mr. Obama was asked to produce a valid united states birth certificate and many reports were either that he couldn't or that what he had produced was not a valid birth certificate. It seems that all of these stories could be stretching the truth a bit? The answers will have to come out very soon as these questions just keep coming. If Mr. Obama's birth certificate was to be examined by an official party, then all questions of his being a natural born United States Citizen could be laid to rest.