Connecticut - How to Obtain a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth

ProcedureEdit

In Person or By Mail

Verify that you are eligible to receive the certificate that you are requesting.
You must complete and submit an Application for Certificate of Stillbirth
You must also submit a valid government issued photo I.D. to prove your identity.
Pay the processing fee.

Please note that no searches for vital record information will be conducted by the State office except in response to a submitted application and applicable payment for a vital record. If unsure about any detail of a requested record, such as the exact date or town where the event occurred, complete the application for the record as best as possible and submit it and the necessary payment to the State or town office. If no record of the requested event is found, the submitted payment will be returned to the sender.

Note: The State Vital Records Office does not accept credit cards or online orders for vital records.

Required DocumentsEdit

Completed application form
A valid government issued photo I.D. to prove your identity

If a photographic identification is not available, copies of two (2) of the following documents can be substituted for it:

social security card;
social security card supplemented with either an employment identification card, a paycheck stub or a W-2 form. Providing the documents in this subdivision fully satisfies the identification requirements of this section;
automobile registration;
copy of utility bill showing name and current address;
checking account deposit slip or bank statement stating name and current address;
voter registration card;
valid government issued trade or professional license;
valid government issued firearm permit;
probation documents issued by a court or other government agency, pursuant to a criminal conviction;
letter from a government agency verifying identity. The letter shall be dated within six months prior to the date of the request;
release documentation from a correctional institution containing a photograph of the former inmate and a release date within 12 months prior to the date of the request;
birth certificate of the requester;
military discharge papers;
current school or college photographic identification; or
government issued photographic identification that has expired within 12 months prior to the date of the request.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Mailing Address:
Vital Records Office
410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS
Hartford, CT 06134-0308

State Vital Records Customer Service Hours of Operation:

Customer Service Window - Hours of Operation

410 Capitol Ave, 8:15AM to 3:45PM Monday - Friday

Telephone Customer Service - for birth, death and marriage certificates

Phone: (860) 509-7700 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm

Telephone Customer Service - for Paternity related questions

Phone (860) 509-7958 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm

Vital Records Fax: (860) 509-7964

Website

EligibilityEdit

The Certificate of Stillbirth may be requested for a fetus that reached at least twenty weeks gestation and died before birth and it can only be requested by the parent of the stillborn.

FeesEdit

Certificate of Stillbirth: $30.00

Remit a money order made payable to Treasurer, State of Connecticut

ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

Application for Certificate of Stillbirth

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Processing TimeEdit

Requests submitted in person: you may obtain your certificate immediately.

The State Vital Records Office, current processing time is approximately six (6) to eight (8) weeks for requests that are received through the mail.

For faster processing, you may also obtain an official, certified copy of the certificate from the town where the event occurred, if a "State" certified copy of a vital record is not needed.

InstructionsEdit

A copy of a certified Connecticut vital record may be obtained directly from: the town where the event occurred, or from the state Vital Records Office.

The vital records registrar in each town is responsible for maintaining a registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within its town.

The State Vital Records Office at the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) maintains a statewide registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that have occurred in CT since July 1, 1897.

Required InformationEdit

Name of still born
Date of still birth
City or village of Still birth
Name of Hospital
The mother's maiden name
The father's name
Name of requester
Requester mailing address
Signature
Telephone number (Including area code)

Need for the DocumentEdit

A document issued by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, a Certificate of Stillbirth is a commemorative document acknowledging the stillbirth. The certificate records the name of the stillborn child if named, the date and place of the delivery, and the parents names. It is also imprinted with the official state seal. The document cannot be used to prove identity, or any other legal purpose.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

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External LinksEdit

Connecticut Department of Public Website:

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130&dphNav=%7C46940%7C

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