Years ago, finding my mother’s birth certificate was a surprise, since the state of Florida did not require birth records until January 1917, and my mother was born before that — 1903. As I looked ...

Americans generally take for granted their right to accurate information on their birth certificate. That is not the case for the nearly 5 million adoptees in this country. Once adopted, the courts ...

When Erin Campbell, of Delaware County, gave birth to her first child six years ago, the newfound responsibilities of motherhood shed light on a problem she'd never given much thought: As an adoptee, ...

A Las Vegas mother is fighting for recognition of her son Thornton Edward Giron. "We only got a death certificate," Jonica Giron said. "No birth certificate. No acknowledgement to his birth at all." ...

Texas has rewritten its rules on birth certificates, but attorneys still encourage same-sex couples to do an adoption. The new rules issued by Texas Vital Statistics Unit give parents a choice how a ...

Late last month, Oklahoma became the first state in the country to explicitly prohibit a nonbinary gender marker on birth certificates. The legislation not only shows a profound disregard for the ...