I think you can ask for a copy of your birth certificate at any age.
Under Illinois State law, you can obtain a certified copy of your own birth certificate if of legal age and/or the birth certificate of your child. Court-appointed legal guardians may obtain birth certificates of the children under their care if they submit a certified copy of the appointment. Certified copies of appointments can be obtained from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Requests made with legal guardianship papers must be made in person or through the mail.
Under Illinois state law, you may legally obtain a certified copy of your own birth certificate if of legal age and/or the birth certificate of your child (your name must appear on the child's birth certificate). Court-appointed legal guardians may obtain birth certificates of the children under their care if they submit a certified copy of the appointment. Certified copies of appointments can be obtained from the Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court. Requests made with legal guardianship papers must be made in person or through the mail.
Putting a father's name on the birth certificate does not make him legally the father if you are not married to him. You can put his name on the birth certificate, but realize that it has no legal impact. In order to have paternity established, it has to be done with a court order.
Yes - the man signing the birth certificate is the child's legal father unless/until established otherwise in court.
By whom? No amendment to a birth certificate is legal unless it is done by the appropriate agency and only upon receiving a court order of modification.
The name on my birth certificate is not the name I have been using all my life how do I correct this. thanks Jim
You can contact the hospital for a certificate of birth but to get a legal document you need to contact the state office. the original is on file there and you can not have that but only a legal certificate.
The man on the birth certificate.
A birth certificate is a legal document showing that a person's birth occurred and has been registered within the jurisdiction of the agency issuing the birth certificate.
You are considered the legal descendant, for purposes of inheritance, of the parent who is listed on your birth certificate. However, someone supplied false information at the time of the recording of the birth and that issue may come up in the future. A court order could change the situation but until that time the birth certificate would control.
Marriage certificates are typically given to the bride and groom when they are married. When a person is wanting to receive a certified (legal) copy of their marriage certificate, they should first check with the clerk of the court of the county they were married in. For instance, a person married in Riverside County would need to check with Riverside County's clerk of the court. Each county and state has different requirements. For instance, a person may need to obtain a legal request form from the clerk of the court. These forms are then mailed with a specified payment amount.
All citizens have the option to act as their own legal counsel in almost any legal matter, although that is not always the best choice. Contact the office of the clerk or administrator of the circuit court in the interested party's city or county of residence to obtain the information necessary for filing a proof of paternity petition.