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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
Arizona is a "closed record" state which means vital records are not open to the general public. However, provisions have been made for genealogists. A genealogist is eligible for a certificate that is NOT public record if all of the following criteria are met: | [[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[Portal-United_States_Vital_records|vital records]] are not open to the general public. However, provisions have been made for genealogists. A genealogist is eligible for a certificate that is NOT public record if all of the following criteria are met: | ||
*The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting | *The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting | ||
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*The application submits the appropriate fee(s). | *The application submits the appropriate fee(s). | ||
Source: http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm | |||
<br>'''1887 - 1909''' | <br>'''1887 - 1909''' | ||
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<br>'''1909 - Present''' | <br>'''1909 - Present''' | ||
Statewide registration of vital statistics in [[Portal:Arizona|Arizona]] began July of 1909 and was generally complied with by 1926. Because county clerks sent copies to the Arizona Department of Health Services, these records are available at both the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] and [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm | Statewide registration of vital statistics in [[Portal:Arizona|Arizona]] began July of 1909 and was generally complied with by 1926. Because county clerks sent copies to the Arizona Department of Health Services, these records are available at both the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] and [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm State Department of Health] offices. | ||
You may | You may obtain a certified copy of a [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm birth certificate] for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the County Health Department in the county where the birth occurred. | ||
[http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm] | [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm] | ||
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After the confidential intermediary receives written consent from both parties, information may be released. Adoptive parents may prevent an adopted from being contacted by an intermediary without their permission and birth parents may prohibit an adopted child from contacting birth siblings without their permission. The Arizona confidential intermediary can be contacted at:<br>Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program<br>Arizona Supreme Court<br>Attn: Torin Scott<br>1501 W. Washington<br>Phoenix AZ 85007<br>(602) 542-9586 or (602) 542-9580<br>cip@supreme.sp.state.az.us<br>http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/<br> | After the confidential intermediary receives written consent from both parties, information may be released. Adoptive parents may prevent an adopted from being contacted by an intermediary without their permission and birth parents may prohibit an adopted child from contacting birth siblings without their permission. The Arizona confidential intermediary can be contacted at:<br>Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program<br>Arizona Supreme Court<br>Attn: Torin Scott<br>1501 W. Washington<br>Phoenix AZ 85007<br>(602) 542-9586 or (602) 542-9580<br>cip@supreme.sp.state.az.us<br>http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/<br> | ||
<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_871" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_107" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_755" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_165">Source: http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html</span> | <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_871" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_107" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_755" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1251835763014_165">Source: http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html</span> | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||