New
Jersey Vital Records
Birth
| Death | Marriage | Divorce
| Adoption
Address:
New
Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Phone: (609) 292-4087
Remarks:
Check or money order should
be made payable to New Jersey State Department of Health.
Personal checks are accepted.
Call or visit the Web site to verify current fees.
Web Site: New Jersey
Vital Statistics
Event:
Birt h
Dates: From
May
1848
Cost of copy: $ 4.00
(from state office); $10.00 (N.J. State Archives)
Comments: The
State Vital Records Office
has had records since June 1878. Additional
copies of same record ordered at same time are $2.00 each. If the exact
date is unknown, the fee is an additional $1.00 per year searched.
Include as much as you know of the following with your request: name of
child, place of birth, date of birth, name of hospital, father's name,
mother's maiden name, your relationship to the individual and the reason
for your request.
Application
for Birth Record
Births from May 1848 -
May 1878 are available through the New
Jersey State Archives. The fee is $10.00 for one
record searched in up to five years
plus
$10.00 for each additional five years; the Archives will search for up to
3 records per request.
N.J. State
Archives Vital Records Search Request Form
*If you know the place of
birth, you can also contact the Registrar
for that municipality to inquire about birth records.
Event:
Death
Dates: From
May 1848
Cost of copy: $ 4.00
(from state office); $10.00 (N.J. State Archives)
Comments: The
State Vital Records Office
has had records since June 1878. Additional copies of same record
ordered at same time are $2.00 each. If the exact date is unknown, the fee
is an additional $1.00 per year searched. Include as much as you
know of the following with your request: name of individual,
place of death,
date of death,
your relationship to the individual and the reason for your request.
Application
for Death Record
Deaths from May 1848 - May 1878 are available through the New
Jersey State Archives. The fee is $10.00 for one
record searched in up to five years
plus $10.00 for each additional five years; the Archives will
search for up to 3 records per request.
N.J. State
Archives Vital Records Search Request Form
*If you know the place of death, you can also contact the Registrar
for that municipality to inquire about death records.
Event:
Marriage
Dates:
From May 1848
Cost of copy: $ 4.00
(from state office); $10.00 (N.J. State Archives)
Comments: The
State Vital Records Office
has had records since June 1878. Additional copies of same record
ordered at same time are $2.00 each. If the exact date is unknown, the fee
is an additional $1.00 per year searched. Include as much as you
know of the following with your request: name of husband,
maiden name of wife,
place of marriage,
date of marriage,
your relationship to the individual and the reason for your request.
Application
for Marriage Record
Marriages from May 1848 - May 1878 are available through the New
Jersey State Archives. The fee is $10.00 for one
record searched in up to five years
plus $10.00 for each additional five years; the Archives will
search for up to 3 records per request.
N.J. State
Archives Vital Records Search Request Form
*If you know the place of marriage, you can also contact the Registrar
for that municipality to inquire about marriage records.
Event:
Divorce
Dates:
From 1900
Cost of copy: $10.00
Comments:
The Clerk of the Superior Court maintains records for the years 1900-1989.
The fee is for a certified Blue Seal copy. Make check or money order
payable to:
Clerk of the Superior Court.
Superior Court of NJ, Public Information Center
171 Jersey Street, CN 967
Trenton, NJ 08625-0967
* For divorce records from 1989 to the present, contact the N.J.
County Court that issued the divorce decree
Event:
Adoption
New Jersey Adoption Search & Support Resources
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