Alabama Birth Records

Birth records like Alabama Birth Records are some of the most requested for records from the government owing to the fact that these are the official records of the government in regards to the fact of the birth of the person named in the record. The fact of the birth of a person is something different from the fact of the existence of the person as the latter is merely the fact that the person is alive and could interact with the world, while the former is something that would attach upon the person certain rights and responsibilities that would be binding upon the whole world for these are rights and responsibilities that would follow the person no matter where the person may go.

Alabama Birth Certificates are the best evidence that one could present in order to prove the fact of the birth of the person as these are the official records of the government. The question would then become why there is a need to prove the fact of the birth of the person. The answer to that is because the birth of the person is also the start of the civil status of that person, and it is the existence of the civil status of the person that entitles the person to his civil and political as well as property rights. A person who cannot prove the fact of his birth even if he is in existence could not claim some of the rights that are specific upon that person including succession rights.

As the official records of the government, Alabama Vital Records are afforded the presumption of regularity such that the contents of the records are presumed to be true and accurate at all times. There is no obligation on the part of the party who would present the records to prove that the contents of the records are true and accurate, but there is still the need to prove that the records were obtained from the proper sources because only such records would be given the presumption of regularity. In either case, it must also be noted that the presumption of regularity is not absolute and may be overturned through the use of competent evidence that would be presented by the party who would claim that the contents of the records are false.

It is possible to make the request for copies of the records at the state or national level and the procedure that one would use in order to make the request would be to make the request through the mail. This method of making the request would not require the presence of the party making the request at the office where the records are being kept, but it must be noted that this method would take longer as the office cannot work on the request until they had received the request for the same.

It is also possible to make the request for copies of the records online through the use of internet based databases. These databases are mostly privately owned, hence, they are not official sources for the purpose of the presumption of regularity, but the information that they could provide would be substantially the same as that which could be found from the official sources.

State Of Alabama Birth Records

The procedure given below may be used when making the request for copies of the records

• – Obtain the necessary form and accomplish the same.
• – Make a copy of any government issued identification card and attach the same to the form.
• – Have the form notarized.
• – Determine your required fee and make a money order to answer for the same
• – Attach the money order to the form together with a self-addressed envelope.
• – Send the form and all attachments as may be required to the department of health for processing.
• – Wait for the department to finish processing your request.

The following links should be of further assistance

• – State of Alabama
• – Department of Health
• – Vital Records
• – Birth Records
• – Library
• – Where to Write for Vital Records