If I was born at home and my parents never filed for a legal birth certificate, how do I register for a birth certificate?
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If I was born at home and my parents never filed for a legal birth certificate, how do I register for a birth certificate?
Asked on August 31, 2012 under Family Law, Kansas
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You should contact the department of vital records in the town in which you were born and explain what occurred. I am unsure how this could be for so long because you would have had to have a birth certificate in order to register for school, for medical procedures and for your driver's license. You may need to obtain witnesses who can attest to your birth and present this to the town clerk or go before a judge with a request for an order.
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