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Birth
Certificates
July 21, 2006
VitalChek for Broward County, FL
The below information was placed on this site prior to my
adoption of Broward County. VitalCheck
provides forms to order Birth Certificates. My experience is
that their records and forms are up to date.
I recently checked Broward County's local site and their link
to Birth and Death Certificates did not work and sent me to a
dead page. Consequently, I cannot verify for you that the below
information is still correct.
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Posted and updated previously in 2002:
IMPORTANT: Broward County will not send a birth certificate to
you, unless (1.) it is your birth certificate and you are 18
or older, or (2) you are the parent or legal guardian of the
person in question. You must state your relationship and your
signature must be notarized. This rule applies whether you are
sending to Jacksonville or to Broward County for the birth certificate.
In addition, the request must include full name of person, name
of father, maiden name of mother and date of birth. You must
include a SASE and money order, certified check, certified bank
draft or official business check. A personal check drawn on a
Broward County bank need not be certified. Make payable to BROWARD
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. Broward County birth records date back
only to 1915. If you do not know the exact date of birth, do
a Social
Security Death Index Search, which also gives dates of birth.
If the date cannot be obtained, use the Jacksonville address
and request a search. There is a $1.00 per year charge for the
search, so give at least approximate year(s) that you want searched.
Send the amount you think will be required. They will refund
or bill you as needed.
Allow about three weeks for delivery.
THIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE INFORMATION LAST UPDATED: 11 April 2000
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Marriage
Records
VitaCheck Records for Marriage
These records date back to 1922 and include APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE
(establish age) and CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE (proof of marriage).
Send a written request for a BROWARD COUNTY marriage record.
Include full name of groom, maiden name of bride and date of
marriage. If the bride had been married previously, then also
provide her married name.
The charge is $2 for copy, $3 if a certified copy is required.
If the marriage date if not know, the charge is $1. for each
year searched and $1 for the copy (#2 if certified copy is required).
Specify years to be searched and send payment (refund will be
made or bill sent for any shortage) and SASE to:
Attn: Broward County Marriage Records
Broward County Archives Division
515 SW 2 Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33301-2813
(954) 765-4865
Allow about three weeks for delivery.
THIS MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE INFORMATION LAST UPDATED: 11 April
2000
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Death
Certificates
VitaChek Records
Death Certificates are beneficial as they provide dates &
places of birth and death, age at death, parents, residence.
The cause of death must be requested and will only be provided
to immediate family. Obtaining a death certificate should be
the first step in search of an obituary.
Be sure to do a Social
Security Death Index Search, which also gives dates of death.
Death prior to 1990:
Send a written request for a BROWARD COUNTY death certificate.
Include dec'd full name, date of death, $5 and a SASE to:
Attn: Broward County Death Certificate
State of Florida Vital Statistics
PO Box 210
Jacksonville, FL. 32231
Death after 1990:
Send a written request for a BROWARD COUNTY death certificate.
Include dec'd full name, date of death, $10 money order/cashier's
check payable to Broward County Health Department and a SASE
to:
Attn: Broward County Death Certificate
Broward County Vital Statistics
2421 SW 6 Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33315
(954) 467-4839
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Obituaries
In order to save time and money, it is recommended that FIRST
a death certificate be obtained. The full
date of death and the fact that the death was filed in Broward
County should be verified. Be sure to do a Social
Security Death Index Search, which also gives dates of birth
and death.
Death prior to 1986:
A search by hand through newspaper microfilms must be undertaken.
A very few volunteers from the Genealogical Society of Broward
County will do look-ups. Go to Broward
County Query Board and post a query asking for a lookup.
Be sure to include all information. It is extremely important
that at least an approximate date be available. If date of death
is not known, do what is suggested in the paragraph above to
obtain the date. These look-ups are very tedious work. The volunteer
must go to the Main Library, pay high parking fees and search
through reams of microfilmed newspapers to find the obituaries,
then search for your particular obituary each time. The more
information you provide, the more likely a volunteer will undertake
the search.
A donation of $10. is requested:
Genealogical Society (GSBC)
P. O. Box 485, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302
Death after 1985:
Send a written request for a obituary search of the Sun-Sentinel
newspaper. Of course, the obituary must have appeared in the
Sun-Sentinel. If the obituary is not found, The Sun-Sentinel
Sun Search will return your money. Only a few Palm Beach County
and Dade County obituaries are published in this Broward County
newspaper. If the deceased was a resident of another county,
you would probably do better to check with those counties.
If the obituary is not found, The Sun-Sentinel Sun Search will
return your money.
Include dec'd full name, exact date of death, $10 and a SASE
to:
Sun Search: Obituaries
200 East Las Olas Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33301
Requests may be made by phone, call 954-356-4324. Credit cards
accepted
THIS OBITUARY INFORMATION LAST UPDATED 12 OCTOBER 2000.
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Probate
- Estate Records
These records date to 1915. Be sure to do a Social
Security Death Index Search, which also gives dates of birth
and death.
Send a written request for a BROWARD COUNTY probate record.
The will make a search over a range of years. The charge is #1.00
per year searched. Their is a charge of $1.00 per page of record
sent to you. Include dec'd full name, date of death, $5 and a
SASE. The will send you an additional fee notification or a refund,
if applicable. Send to:
Attn: Broward County Probate Record
Broward County Archives Division
515 SW 2 Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33301-2813
(954) 765-4865
THIS PROBATE INFORMATION LAST UPDATED 20 FEBRUARY 2001
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Land
Records
These records date to 1915. These are more expensive to obtain
than other records.
Records prior to 1978:
The index to these records is on microfilm and must be searched
by hand. An additional microfilm search must then be undertaken
to locate the actual records themselves.
Records after 1978:
The index to these records are computerized. An index search
by mail may be undertaken. The charge is $1 per name per year.
The index will only provide the book, page number and date the
record was recorded. It is highly recommended that you first
telephone (954) 357-7273 to obtain the search fee amount.
See also Broward
County Records Division.
Broward County Land Records Division
Room 114
115 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33301
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