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      District of Columbia Vital Records Office

        Vital Records Department
        825 North Capitol Street NE
        1st Floor, Room 1312
        Washington, DC 20002
        (202) 442-9303
        Fax: (202) 783-0136
        Find Lost Family and Friends

        Make cashier's check or money order payable to DC Treasurer. There is no refund if a birth or death certificate is not found. Other services available from the Vital Records Dept

        • Adoptee registration $20.00
        • Corrections to birth or death record $18.00

        If you were born abroad with U.S. Citizenship at birth, you may request a copy of your birth certificate from

          US Department of State
          Passport Correspondence Branch, Overseas Birth
          1111 19th Street NW Suite 510
          Washington, DC 20522
          (202) 955-0307

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        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$23.00 long - certified copy
        $18.00 short - abbreviated computer copy
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        Death$18.00since 1855
        except Civil War
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      • Marriage1811 - 1980
        The Superior Court of The District of Columbia
        Marriage Bureau & Special Services

        500 Indiana Ave. NW, Rm4485
        Washington, DC 20001
        (202) 879-4840

        Divorceafter Sept 16, 1956
        District of Columbia Superior Court
        Divorce Decrees - Room 4335
        500 Indiana Avenue N. W.
        Washington DC 20001
        (202) 879-1261

        Divorceprior to Sept 16, 1956
        The United States District Court
        Files and Copies Branch, Room 1825-A
        333 Constitution Avenue, N. W.
        Washington D. C. 20001-2802



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