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The charge for a certified copy of a birth certificate is $10.00 for the first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy of the same record when requested in-person at the Clerk's office
For online and mail orders, the search fee for a birth certificate is $10 and includes one certified copy. Additional copies of the same record are $3 for each copy. A convenience fee also applies to your order total for online requests. Search and convenience fees are non-refundable.
Order a Birth Certificate online or print out a Birth Certificate [Spanish] request form.
The charge for a certified copy of his/her own birth certificate for senior citizens (65 or older) is $7.00 for the first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy of the same record.
Only the mother, father, legal guardian, or the individual named on the certificate may receive a copy of the birth certificate. Legal Guardian must show guardianship papers. (MCL 333.2882)
Anyone may obtain a copy of a birth record more than 100 years old. If the desired record is less than 100 years old and the individual is deceased, an heir may obtain it by providing a death certificate.
Birth certificates (State of Michigan Birth request form) must be obtained from the State for the following:
- Births that occurred outside of Kent County
- Adoptions
- Those born before 1978 and parents were not married
The following must be obtained from the State of Michigan:
- Application to correct a certificate of birth
- Application to name a father on a certificate of birth
- Affidavit of parentage*
*Affidavit of Parentage forms are obtained in accordance to when they were "filed". If filed after June 1, 1997, please contact the MDCH. If filed prior to June 1, 1997, contact the Probate Court in the county the mother resided at the time of signing, or the Probate Court in the county the child was born.
