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marybourg

(12,584 posts)
5. NY never issued long form birth certificates
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 11:29 PM
Sep 2016

until the so-called Patriot Act. Now there are long form certificates to be had, but they are closely guarded. In a Catch-22, they will not issue your long form certificate to you unless you can tell them what's on it. But since you've never seen it, it's possible you don't know what's on it, therefore can never get to see it.

Mine took months of effort because my father used a different name than the name on his birth certificate and I didn't know exactly what name he used at the time of my birth. Fortunately my second try was correct. I was lucky I was the oldest child and my mother had told me the story of his name. My younger sibling had no idea, but already had a passport

They claim they will issue it to your NY lawyer if it's needed for a bona fide case, but not if the case is just about getting your birth certificate. Of course, I'm sure the Donald had/will have no trouble getting his.

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