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  2. Birth certificate - Wikipedia

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    Marilyn Monroe's birth certificate from 1955, certifying her birth in 1926.. The documentation of births is a practice widely held throughout human civilization. The original purpose of vital statistics was for tax purposes and for the determination of available military manpower.

  3. Sealed birth records - Wikipedia

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    Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the adoptee to be the child ...

  4. Identity documents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Such births are registered with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. If the embassy or consulate determines the child acquired citizenship at birth, it issues a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, also known as Form FS-240. [3] A birth certificate will also be issued locally in the country where the child was born.

  5. Adoptees Press States for Access to Original Birth Certificates

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  6. Oprah wasn't always Oprah: Her birth name revealed - AOL

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    Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...

  7. Personal history: Louisiana law change lets adopted people ...

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    House Bill 450 allows adopted persons 24 years of age or older to obtain a copy of their original birth certificate.

  8. Civil registration and vital statistics - Wikipedia

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    The UN defines legal identity as: “the basic characteristics of an individual’s identity. e.g. name, sex, place and date of birth conferred through registration and the issuance of a certificate by an authorized CR authority following the occurrence of birth.” That certificate, or credential, can be a birth certificate, identity card or ...

  9. Vital record - Wikipedia

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    Vital records are records of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses (or marriage certificates), separation agreements, divorce certificates or divorce party and death certificates. In some jurisdictions, vital records may also include records of civil unions or domestic partnerships.