We want to know the name of my mother-in-law's father. She will not tell us his name. Mom went by an alias when growing up. We were able to find out the last name, but not the first. She slipped one evening and said it out loud. Can we get an official birth certificate from the state even though she is still living and without her knowledge. At this point I have no idea how to get his name if nobody will talk about it. It's NOT a common name so once we get a first name, it should not take long to track down family members who might have known him. We are assuming he's died by now.
We mainly want to do this for medical history but she still refuses to budge on this issue......Apparently he was in the mafia and everything relating to him should be kept a family secret.
2006-10-01 23:55:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I don't think medical history is a poor excuse to seek out family. If you or your children had medical issues you might consider doing the same thing.
2006-10-01 23:59:58 · update #1
You can get a medical history from other family members, including your mother-in-law, without invading her privacy.
For whatever reason, she wishes this information to remain confidential. You have no right to pry. Perhaps this whole mafia story is much more appealing than the truth. If "nobody" will talk about it, there must be a reason.
Because of identity theft and other issues, most states will no longer release birth certificates to anyone other than the named individual or their parents.
If she was born more than 75 years ago, you may be able to get a non-certified copy for genealogical purposes without her consent.
Some states have public birth indexes (like California and New York) where records can be searched by name, but you will only get the names of both parents, date of birth and the county.
The NYC birth indexes for 1888 through 1982 are in room 121 at the New York Public Library on 5th Avenue (the one with the lions out front). They are in bound volumes by year. Pull the year she was born and look up her last name.
If she was born before 1936, chances are her fathers name is in the NYC grooms index. You can search here: http://www.italiangen.org/NYCMarriage.stm
2006-10-02 00:50:39 · answer #1 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-04 03:13:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
birth certificates are public documents and you should be able to at least see one if not obtain a copy of it.
You should wait until she's dead. You are totally not respecting her wishes and it reflects very poorly on you. The medical history is a lousy, transparent excuse.
Yes, we know you think the medical history is a good enough excuse - that's why we're telling you that you've lost objectivity and are being very nasty and invasive to this woman. Stop it.
2006-10-01 23:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can get a copy of anyone's birth certificate. You will have to pay a small fee.
2006-10-02 00:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
birth certificates are public records. you will need the name and date of birth and probobly the place of birth.
why do you need to know about this person?
2006-10-01 23:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋