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  2. Sealed birth records - Wikipedia

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    Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the adoptee to be the child ...

  3. California Birth Index - Wikipedia

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    The index contains birth records of all registered births in California between 1905 and 1995. Each record is an abstract of a person's birth certificate, including date of birth, full name, [1] county of birth, gender, and mother's maiden name. The index is available online from a number of sources. See below.

  4. Birth certificate - Wikipedia

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    The establishment of the first birth certificates in Algeria dates from the 1830s, during the French colonial era. Full copies are issued only by the commune of birth. However, birth certificates can be issued by any municipality or consulate on presentation of a family record book and are valid for 10 years. [18]

  5. Oprah wasn't always Oprah: Her birth name revealed - AOL

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    Oprah Winfrey is a household name,but it turns out "Oprah" is not her real name. A little known fact about the 61-year-old media mogul -- her family wanted to give her a Biblical name, so they ...

  6. Identity documents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Such births are registered with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. If the embassy or consulate determines the child acquired citizenship at birth, it issues a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, also known as Form FS-240. [3] A birth certificate will also be issued locally in the country where the child was born.

  7. History of marriage in California - Wikipedia

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    One year later, the proposition was verified as legal by the California Supreme Court, but not held to be retroactive, so the state of California only recognizes opposite-sex marriages, except for the same-sex marriages granted before the constitutional change in 2008 (including 18,000 marriages granted by California and possibly same-sex ...

  8. Does your name have an accent? Not in California, where they ...

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    A California Assembly bill would allow the use of diacritical marks like accents in government documents, not allowed since 1986's "English only" law which many say targeted Latinos.

  9. Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Person's acquisition of United States citizenship by virtue of the circumstances of birth For laws regarding U.S. citizenship, see United States nationality law. For U.S. citizenship (birthright and naturalized), see Citizenship of the United States. United States citizenship and ...