Arizona Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Arizona Department of Health Services] or the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm County Clerk's Office] of the county where the event occurred.  

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== Arizona Birth, Marriage and Death Records Online  ==

*[http://genealogy.az.gov/ Images] of Birth 1855-1933 & Death Certificates 1844-1958  

You may obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm County Health Department] in the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] where the birth occurred.   

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=== Adoption  ===

After the [http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/ confidential intermediary]&nbsp;receives written consent from both parties, information may be released. Adoptive parents may prevent an adopted child&nbsp;from being contacted by an intermediary without their permission and birth parents&nbsp;may prohibit an adopted child from contacting birth siblings without their permission. The Arizona confidential intermediary can be contacted at:<br>[http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/ 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>[mailto:cip@supreme.sp.state.az.us cip@supreme.sp.state.az.us]  

== Marriage Records  ==

Marriage and divorce records in Arizona are maintained by the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the event occurred. Marriage and divorce records are not available from the Office of Vital Records.  

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=== Divorce Records  ===

== Death Records  ==

No births were recorded by government agencies prior to 1881. See Substitute Records below.  

Arizona Deaths 1870-1951 are online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1534450;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Record Search]  

*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1534450 Arizona, Death Certificates ca. 1870-1951]

To obtain copies of the records for dates not currently online write to the state office at:  

For current fees and latest information for obtaining copies of the state's records visit:[http://www.vitalrec.com/ VitalRecords.com] (click on Arizona).  

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== Minorities  ==

See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=AL_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Arizona Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.  

== Archives, Libraries &amp; Societies  ==

== References  ==

"Access to Adoption Records" Adoption.com. Adoption Media, LLC, 1995 - 2009. Accessed 1 Sept. 2009. &lt;http://http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html&gt;.