VITAL
RECORDS
Your Personal Identity is Our Priority
The Madison County Health Department's Vital Records Division can help with birth and death certificates, paternity affidavits, and we can also conduct Genealogy Searches! Look through the information below, and give us a call if you have any questions.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
$
15
per copy
HOW TO
OBTAIN A
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
To obtain a copy(s) of a Birth Certificate...
walk-ins - Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm or by mail, simply download and complete and return the application (below), ALONG WITH:
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A copy of your ID, We suggest one of the following: a copy of your drivers license, a copy of your signed social security card, a copy of your car registration)
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$15.00 per each copy being requested.
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A self addressed stamped envelope
Send information to:
Madison County Health Department
206 East 9th Street
Anderson, Indiana 46016
WHO QUALIFIES
TO RECEIVE A
BIRTH CERTIFICATE?
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Individual named on the Birth Certificate (18+ years old).
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Parent(s) of person on the record (if parent named on record).
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Grandparent(s) or Great-Grandparent(s) of the individual named on record. (Copy of birth certificate of your child/grandchild to prove relationship).
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Sibling brother or sister, older than 18 years old with the same parent(s) of the person named on the record. (If not born in Madison County, copy of their birth certificate is required to prove relationship).
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Spouse of person named on record (marriage license to prove relationship).
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Adult Child or Grandchild or Great-Grandchild (18+ years old) of the person named on the record(copy of own and/or your parent's or grandparent's birth certificate to prove the relationship if not born in Madison County).
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Legal Guardian of person named on the record. Legal guardianship papers with raised court seal.
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Child Protective Services Representative with agency ID and original court placement document(s) with raised court seal. Note: MCHD cannot issue a birth record to foster parent(s).
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Court Order to release record. Must show original document(s) with raised court seal. Note: MCHD cannot issue a birth record based on a Power of Attorney (POA) document.
PATERNITY AFFIDAVITS
Establish
Paternity
What is needed to complete a Paternity Affidavit or a Paternity Affidavit Upon Marriage
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The father must be the biological father of child
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The brochure “Establishing Paternity” given prior to making an appointment
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After reading brochure, call and make an appointment
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Must have I. D. (Driver’s license, Passport, State I. D.)
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If Paternity Affidavit Upon Marriage must have Marriage License
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Cost $25.00 to complete a Paternity Affidavit
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If you wish to purchase a birth certificate the cost is $15.00 per copy
Get Copy
of Existing
Paternity Affidavit
To obtain a copy of a Paternity Affidavit issued in 2007 and after, request from our office, either by mail or in person at (application linked below):
Madison County Health Dept.
Vital Records
206 East 9th Street
Anderson, Indiana 46016
To obtain a copy of a Paternity Affidavit prior to 2007,
contact information below:
Vital Records
Indiana State Department of Health
PO Box 7125
Indianapolis, IN 46206-7125.
DEATH CERTIFICATES
$
15
per copy
To obtain a copy(s) of a Death Certificate, simply download the Application, complete it - then either bring it to our office or mail it to us at:
Madison County Health Department
206 East 9th Street
Anderson, Indiana 46016
Be sure to include payment of $15.00 per each copy being requested.
GENEALOGY SEARCHES
CONDUCT A SEARCH
Our Vital Records Division can conduct genealogy searches!
Begin by downloading and completing the information that you know (we will fill in the blanks). Return to the Madison County Health Department at:
206 East Ninth Street Anderson, IN 46016
Requests will be limited to five per customer with a SEARCH FEE OF $5.00 dollars per visit, regardless if a record is found.
Contact Information:
765-641-9523
Fun Fact:
Though recording was not required until 1907, some of our records begin in 1882!