I have a seemingly perpetual problem locating my birth certificate. As it currently stands, my original copy is being held by a parent in a safety deposit box so I am unable to obtain it. This is an issue whenever I attempt to obtain a new ID. I couldn't order the document independently since my address is a shared PO box and that parent would know I had defied her. Also, shortly after turning 18, I ordered a copy through an online website yet I was told after faxing a photocopied image of my ID that I had insufficient proof of who I was. I didn't know what else to do and I only had a short time frame to obtain it then.

As it currently stands, I have a temporary address and will be capable of receiving mail. However, I'm still thousands of miles away from where I was born so I cannot appear in person. Besides, I'm not sure which hospital I was born in.

PLEASE if you have any idea how I can fix this would you tell me?

What state and county were you born in?

It doesn't matter which hospital. I recently ordered mine online from NC. I had to give my maiden name, my mother's maiden name, my father's full name, my date of birth, the NC city and county of birth. I remember it was $12-$15 per certificate.

Why can't you have a certified copy of your birth certificate??

Did you see this site:

N C H S - Where to Write home page

Thank you so much for replying.

I was born in Indiana. Actually, the link they provide on that website referred to the company I previously attempted to order the certificate from. According to the email I received, the reason they wouldn't release my certificate was due to the fact I couldn't produce a second form of identification in addition to my drivers license.

Call the county courthouse in Indiana. Certainly a clerk will tell you what IDs are acceptable, so you can get together what you need. I helped our resident library homeless guy get certified copies of his, partly with a phone call to the county clerk.

I am still wondering why you aren't allowed a birth certificate (by your mother).

You can get Birth Certificates directly from the state.

What is the reason your parent will not allow you to get a copy of it ?
Plus if you are over 18 get your own PO Box and so on.

But here is the official state web site, you can get it directly from the state

Indiana State Department of Health -