Saturday, February 18, 2012

Updated Florida Public Birth Records

By Leah Doyle


Florida Birth Records are held by the Bureau of Vital Statistics. They have the authority to issue these reports with the standard state seal on safety paper, which meets the requirements established by Homeland Security. These records are accounts births that have transpired from year 1865 to the present. The files though are limited for years 1865 - 1916. They're fragmented and inconsistent because Florida passed through the hands of many colonizers in the past namely Great Britain, Spain, until it officially became a part of the United States in 1845. Also, birth certificates for persons born in the State of Florida in 1958 and 1959 must be obtained from the State Office.
The very first legal record created for each person is their birth record. It lists personal identifying data, name of the mother and father -along with their occupation, place of birth, data and time of birth, weight and height of the newborn, gender, religion, ethnicity and manner of birth. The document can also include the child's position in order with respect to his/ her sibling (s).
Birth Certificates are usually issued within the next six months after a child's birth. All documented information of the birth is subject to be reviewed and verified by the doctor who handled the delivery then sends the document to the county clerk's office for filing and safe keeping.
The state's privacy law orders that the files may only be considered public after 100 years. Modern Florida birth reports are strictly released only to immediate relatives or when the person on the record has departed from this world. Thus, it follows that these documents are not quite easy to obtain unless the person you are seeking the birth documents of is either part of your immediate family, already deceased and or is still living but is more than a hundred years of age.
For a lot of people, laying their hands on birth documents could mean finding the missing pieces to the puzzle. These files could be the answer to genealogical studies or to some personal point of interest. These documents may be attained by requesting for a copy from the Bureau of vital Statistics, through walk-ins, mail or fax. Your request must come with a filled-up application form, a valid photo ID and the amount due. Your request may be granted after waiting for a couple of working hours. However, there are now easier ways to search for birth documents. There are already online sources by which you can get these files.
People can have access to free birth records via the internet. Browsing online is hassle-free and faster unlike compared to the tedious task when you file requests to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Though going through free online sites may provide less thorough data and insufficient information. If you are in a hunt for these files you might as well go to paid online agencies. These agencies are more reliable and competent enough to return you your money's worth of services. They could go through different databases which entails them to hand over detailed data and thorough reports.




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