Obtain marriage or divorce records from the courthouse or from the county that granted the divorce or issued the marriage license.

For birth certificate verifications, use the Electronic Verification of Vital Events (EVVE) system. For instructions about EVVE, see GN 00302.980. If the EVVE search is not successful,

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  attach the birth certificate to the Request for Verification of Birth Record and, for death certificate verifications, attach the death certificate to the Request for Verification of Death Record; and

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  fax the request to PA Division of Vital Records at 724–656-3224.

There is no charge for verifications of either birth or death certificates.

There is a $10.00 charge for a Request for Certification of Birth Record. FOs within the Philadelphia Region should mail the form with the check, money order, or third party draft payable to “Vital Records” to the:

There is no charge for a Request for Certification of Death Record. Fax requests to PA Division of Vital Records at 724–656-3224.

A valid employee or government ID (of the employee submitting the request) and the Agency Approval Number, which all Philadelphia Region FOs received, must accompany all requests.

Fax copies of the following items to the New Castle, PA, FO. See DOORS for fax and telephone information. :

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  an e562, which you can also use as your fax coversheet, and

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  one of the appropriate request forms mentioned in GN 00308.072B.5.a, and

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  a copy of the employee government ID (of the employee submitting the request), and

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  a copy of the birth or death certificate for all verifications.

If requesting a birth certification, do not send a third party draft. New Castle will be responsible for payment.