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East Clinton Street Dover, New Jersey 07801 Phone: (973) 366-0172 Fax: (973) 366-0175 |
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| Acquiring Genealogical Records in New Jersey |
| You may write, phone, or fax the State Department of Health for vital records, post 1878. Using a credit card, you may telephone (609) 633-2860 or fax (609) 393-4292. You will be asked to provide the information noted on the previous page and charged a $5.00 fee. The application for a record search is found on page 108 of Kern's International Vital Records Handbook (1994), or it can be downloaded from the Bureau of Vital Statistics in Adobe Acrobat (*.pdf) and Microsoft Word (*.doc) formats. The Bureau also maintains counter service, with an average wait of two hours. |
| New Jersey records for 1848-1878 are in the Genealogy and Local History Office of the NJ State Library. |
| Divorce records for 1900-1989 are kept by the Records Information Center of the state Superior Court. For records after 1989 contact the NJ county court that issued the divorce decree. A certified copy of a decree costs $10.00, payable by check or money order. Your request should include: |
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| Send your request and fee to Clerk of the Superior Court, Records Information Center, CN 967, Trenton, NJ 08625-0967. Instructions are also available at (609) 777-0092. |
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