Vermont, vital records
The Vermont Department of Health, Vital Records Office, issues birth and death certificates from 1909 on and marriage, civil union, divorce and dissolution certificates. The State Archives and most town and city clerks issue copies too.
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Vital records
Department of Health office for Vermont births, deaths, marriages, civil unions, divorces and dissolutions, with ordering, annual reports and adoptee access to sealed records.
Open official site Vermont Department of Health, Vital RecordsVital records
Application to correct or amend a Vermont birth certificate. A name change within six months of birth needs both parents to sign; after that, a court order.
Open official site Vermont birth certificate correction and amendment formVital records
Mail application for certified copies of Vermont birth and death certificates from January 1909 on, at $10 each, payable to the Vermont Department of Health.
Open official site Vermont birth and death certificate applicationVital records
Department of Health application for certified marriage, divorce and dissolution certificates from 2024 on, priced at $10 each.
Open official site Vermont marriage, divorce and dissolution certificate applicationVital records
Yearly reports from the Vermont Vital Statistics System on births, deaths, marriages, divorces and the other vital events recorded in Vermont.
Open official site Vermont annual vital statistics reportsVital records
State Archives form for certified copies of Vermont marriage, civil union and divorce certificates from 2023 and earlier, at $10 per certified copy.
Open official site Vermont State Archives marriage, civil union and divorce request formVital records
How an adoptee or eligible relative applies for sealed Vermont adoption records: a notarized application, a $10 fee and a copy of the current birth certificate.
Open official site Vermont adoptee access to sealed adoption recordsVital records
Order Vermont births and deaths from January 1909 and marriages, civil unions, divorces and dissolutions from the Department of Health. Noncertified copies are free.
Open official site Order Vermont vital recordsVital records
State Archives online service for certified Vermont birth, death, marriage and civil union certificates, at $12 per copy, usually mailed in five to seven business days.
Open official site Vermont vital records ordering serviceVital records
Vermont vital records have no public access limits under 18 V.S.A. 5002. Copies of records from 1760 to 2008 are viewable online, and certified copies are ordered from the Archives.
Open official site Vermont State Archives, vital recordsVital records
National Center for Health Statistics links to every state and territory vital records office, with fees and mailing addresses. The federal government itself issues no certificates.
Open official site CDC, Where to Write for Vital RecordsVital records
National Center for Health Statistics data on births and deaths in the United States, such as leading causes of death and life tables. It publishes statistics, not copies of records.
Open official site CDC, National Vital Statistics SystemEverything else, organized
1 more Vermont source not listed above.
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The Vermont Department of Health Vital Records Office issues certified divorce certificates for divorces from 2024 to the present at $10 per certificate, plus $2 when ordered online; divorces from 2023 and earlier are certified by the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and by most town and city clerks. The decree is a different document: the Judiciary states that a copy of the divorce decree is requested with the Request for Access to Court Record form from the court where the case was filed, and the incorporated stipulation on property and support travels with it. The Department's ordering page is at healthvermont.gov.
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No. The CDC is explicit: 'The Federal Government does not maintain files or indexes of these records.' Every U.S. vital record is kept by the state where the event occurred.
A certified copy has a raised seal and is accepted by SSA, passport offices, and courts. An informational copy is marked 'Informational, Not a Valid Document to Establish Identity' and cannot be used for legal ID.
It varies by state, but a mail order to a state vital records office is typically 4, 8 weeks. Walk-in county clerk requests can be same-day. Online orders through VitalChek add a separate processing time on top of the state's.
Most states limit certified copies to the registrant, immediate family, and legal representatives. Informational copies are generally available to anyone after a waiting period defined by state law.
You should have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA, form FS-240). Replacements come from the U.S. Department of State, not from a state vital records office.
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Every state page lists that state's official vital record sources, each opened and verified.