The Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender rights should “inform” the 10th Circuit's reconsideration of whether Oklahoma can ...

Birth and death certificates are not a matter of public information and obtaining them in New York can be difficult. Already, years-long delays from the state’s Bureau of Vital Records in ...

NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Health recently announced the implementation of a non-binary option for birth, marriage, and death certificates for New Yorkers who reside outside of ...

New York has become the 10th state to allow adopted adults unrestricted access to their original birth certificates, a step that will help some investigate their family histories. A new law ...

Starting on Wednesday, for the first time in nearly a century, New Yorkers who have been adopted and are over the age of 18 will be able to request copies of their original birth certificates ...

Mail applications to New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records, PAC Unit PO Box 2602, Albany, NY 12220-2602. Or you can drop off the application in person at 800 N. Pearl St ...

Starting this week, New York will allow adoptees to receive a certified copy of their birth certificate when they turn 18, ensuring them the right to know who their biological parents are as well ...

Adoptees can receive a certified birth certificate with information about their biological parents when they turn 18 thanks to a measure signed into law Thursday by Gov. Cuomo.

People who were adopted will soon be able to obtain their birth certificates, under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The legislation allows any adoptee upon turning 18 to apply to th… ...

If approved, New York would become the 10th state to allow adoptees unrestricted access to their birth certificates. The bill would take effect on Jan. 15.

In October 2018, New York City became the first municipality in the United States to adopt a law allowing residents born there to select a gender-neutral option ("X") on their birth certificates.