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Birth certificates become public records 100 years following the birth.
Birth certificates can only be issued to the registrant (the
child named on the record) if they are of legal age(18), a parent, guardian
or legal representative of one of these persons, or by court
order. Court orders must be dated or updated within one year of
issuance.
If the registrant is deceased, upon receipt of the death
certificate, the birth certification can be issued to the
spouse, child, grandchild, sibling (if of legal age), or a legal
representative of any of these persons, as well as to the parent.
The birth certificate will be stamped "Deceased".
Please NOTE: The birth certificate for a newborn is not
automatically mailed to the parent after birth. The parent must
apply for the birth certificate through a Vital Statistics
office and pay the proper fee.
If the applicant was not born in Florida, please go to the
following website to order certificates from other states:
National Center for Health Statistics |
