{"id":49,"date":"2017-01-26T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T16:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/portsmouth\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2023-01-11T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:36:35","slug":"birth-death-certificates-and-vital-records","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/portsmouth\/birth-death-certificates-and-vital-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Records &#8211; Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Office Hours<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>9 am &#8211; 11:30 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday <\/strong>(last intake at 11:00 am &amp; no more than 3 requests will be accepted from the individual at 11 am)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color: #ff0000\"><strong>Closed for lunch 11:30 am &#8211; 12:30 pm DAILY<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>12:30 pm &#8211; 3 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday <\/strong>(last intake at 2:30 pm &amp; no more than 3 requests will be accepted from the individual at 2:30pm)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>12:30 pm &#8211; 3 pm on Thursday <\/strong>(last intake at 2:30 pm &amp; no more than 3 requests will be accepted from the individual at 2:30pm)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Requirements to obtain certificates:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Valid ID \u2013 ( <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/id-requirements\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/id-requirements\/<\/a> )<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Completed application <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">$12.00 per certificate &#8211; Cash, Credit Card, Check or Money Order<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">* <em>Please Note: A $12 search fee is collected regardless of whether a record is located and\/or printed. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Links to forms<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2023\/01\/VS6B_Birth-application_Fillable_PDF_508c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Certification of a Birth Record<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2023\/01\/VS6D_Death-Certificate-Application_508c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Certification of a Death Record<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2023\/01\/VS6MD_MarriageDivorce-application_508c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Certification of a Marriage and\/or Divorce Record<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;color: #0000ff;font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Who is eligible to receive a certificate?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong><u>BIRTH CERTIFICATE<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>The person whose name is on the certificate.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Immediate Family Members:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Current Spouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Adult Children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Mother of child<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Father of the child \u2013 his name must appear on the certificate or present custody papers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Grandparents: if their child is listed on the certificate, otherwise should present custody papers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Adult Sibling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Legal Guardian<\/strong> \u2013 Must have proof; certified copy of custody papers, or court documents listing their name as guardian for the registrant named on the certificate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Legal Representative<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Registrant Attorneys<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Attending Physicians<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Person with power of attorney<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Federal, State, or local governmental agency acting on behalf of the registrant of his family<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong><u>DEATH CERTIFICATE<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Immediate Family<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Current Spouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Adult Children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Mother of deceased<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Father of Deceased &#8211; his name must appear on the certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Adult Sibling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Legal Representative<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Attorney of deceased<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Person with Power of Attorney<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Insurance Company insuring the deceased<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Federal, state or local governmental agency acting on behalf of the registrant or his family<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Court Appointed Guardian<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Court Appointed Administrator<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong><u>MARRIAGE OR DIVORCE CERTIFICATE<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: upper-alpha\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>The person whose name is on the certificate.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Immediate Family Members:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Current Spouse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Adult Children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Adult Sibling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Mother of Bride\/Groom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Father of Bride\/Groom &#8211; his name must appear on the certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Legal Representative<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Attorneys of Bride\/Groom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Person with power of attorney<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Federal, State or local governmental agency acting on behalf of the registrant of his family<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Paternity Affidavits<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">If the biological parents of a child are not married at the time of birth, in order for the father&#8217;s name to appear on the child&#8217;s birth certificate, an acknowledgement form must be completed. The Acknowledgement of Paternity Form ( VS22 ) is available at the health department. Both parents must complete and sign form in the presence of a notary public. The form is then mailed to the Division of Vital Records in Richmond, Virginia.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2017\/05\/Acknowledgement_of_Paternity_VS22_07-04.pdf\">Acknowledgement_of_Paternity_Form VS22_07-04 with Instructions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>VDH, Office of Vital Records<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>P.O. Box 1000<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong>Richmond, VA\u00a023218-1000<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><em>Open Mon-Fri, 8AM to 4:45PM and most Saturdays, from 8 AM to Noon, closed scheduled state holidays.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><em>(804) 662-6200 [Richmond]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Office Hours 9 am &#8211; 11:30 am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (last intake at 11:00 am &amp; no more than 3 requests will be accepted from the individual at 11 am) Closed for lunch 11:30 am &#8211; 12:30 pm DAILY 12:30 pm &#8211; 3 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (last intake [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vital Records - Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates - Portsmouth Health District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/portsmouth\/birth-death-certificates-and-vital-records\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vital Records - Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates - Portsmouth Health District\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Office Hours 9 am &#8211; 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