How to Obtain a Birth Certificate
To pick up certificates in person: Please order your certificates by phone and they will be prepared in advance of your arrival. Walk-in requests are also accepted and you may wait while the certificates are prepared.
To receive certificates by mail: Send a check or money order payable to the "Town of Fairhaven". Your request should include the name and date of birth appearing on the certificate, a contact telephone and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If the records requires identification (see below), the appropriate person must sign the request and include a photocopy of a driver's license or government-issued photo ID.
Sorry, we cannot accept credit card payments at this time.
Records requiring identification: A record is not accessible to the general public if the parents were unmarried at the time the child was born (and have not since married and amended the birth record), or if the father's name does not appear on the record. When this is true, only the mother, father (if listed) or the child may request a certificate. Identification will be required. Identification is not required for other records.
Certifications and Apostiles: A state certification is sometimes necessary for documents which wiil be used for government and legal business outside the United States. How to obtain an Apostile.
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