In the United States, birth certificates usually consist of a Certificate of Live Birth, which is a standard form. Its purpose is to collect information and issue a recognized birth certificate that ...

My birth certificate spent its early life in a little fireproof box. It lived in a hand-labeled envelope, nestled in with another for my sister. My mother safeguarded the basic facts of my existence ...

The governor said an amended version of the bill removes legal barriers for adults adopted from a foreign country seeking a ...