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Bill would let aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews obtain certified birth and death certificates
Summary
A House committee received an introduction to H.153, which would expand the list of people eligible for certified copies of Vermont birth and death certificates to include aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and guardians; sponsors cited changing family structures and asked for data on fraud but said none was shown.
Representative Greer of Bennington introduced H.153 on May 2, telling the House Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee the bill would add aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and guardians to the list of people eligible to obtain certified copies of Vermont birth and death certificates.
The measure matters because family relationships have changed, sponsors said, and the narrower list adopted in recent years can prevent relatives who handle end-of-life and genealogical matters from obtaining documents. "The way the birth and death certificates who can go get a certified copy at the clerk's office…
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