GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Birth and death certificates are a vital part of anyone’s life, but starting on Jan. 1 of next ...

PENDLETON, Ind. — Problems are persisting with Indiana's new online system that registers birth and death certificates. Hundreds of Hoosiers still can't get death certificates for loved ones who died ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - People across Ohio are regularly unable to collect life insurance benefits, have their loved ones cremated and find closure due to doctors not signing death certificates. There are ...

The cost for the first copy of a birth or death certificate will rise from $20 to $25, while additional copies will increase ...

The new law, which will go into effect July 1, will restrict access to death certificates with Social Security numbers to “persons with legitimate need.” ...

COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- The death of Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has caused confusion and delays in processing vital records, including birth, death and marriage certificates. The clerk's office ...

Legislation introduced in Tennessee would require death certificates for aborted fetuses, which likely would create public records identifying women who have abortions. Rep. Stacey Campfield, a ...

Why Do We Need a Death Certificate? The IRS may disagree, but the death certificate is arguably the most important legal document in existence. It's the only legal proof that someone has died. The ...

A death certificate is a final marker in someone’s life — an official accounting of the end. The legal forms are used by families to settle estates and by public health officials to assess whether the ...

Beginning March 1, death certificates will reflect a change intended to accommodate members of the LGBT community. On that date, North Carolina Vital Records will require funeral directors to file a ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Technical issues that delayed people from receiving death certificates in Indiana have been fixed but doctor participation in the state's new electronic vital records system still ...

Even in our digital world, paper is still king when it comes to life and death - that is, birth certificates and death certificates. Some states, including South Carolina and California, use a certain ...