Debra,
I would love your insight! I have a similar problem. My client gave birth at home in 2020 (during the height of Covid when all government offices were closed). Client tried to register delayed birth with no success. Client came to me a year later for help. I filed a motion and obtained a court order compelling Vital Stats to register the birth and issue a birth certificate. It has been over a year, with repeated calls and emails to Vital Stats and they just ignore me. I am thinking of filing a motion to enforce litigant's rights against the state but I am unsure how to properly do that. The child is now 3 and has never been to the doctor because they do not have proof that she even exists.
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Stephanie Albrecht-Pedrick
Law Office of Stephanie Albrecht-Pedrick, LLC
Pleasantville NJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-17-2023 10:37 AM
From: Debra E. Guston
Subject: Delayed Birth Certificate
Wesley, give me a call, I have arm wrestled with Vitals on a similar situation and may be able to help
Deb Guston
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Original Message:
Sent: 11/17/2023 10:34:00 AM
From: Wesley Fenza
Subject: Delayed Birth Certificate
Has anyone filed for a "delayed birth certificate" before? I've got a client who is 21 years old but never got a birth certificate, and Vital Statistics says his documents are insufficient and he needs to file a court order. Does anyone have a sample complaint or can even tell me in which division I should be filing? Thanks.
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