Delaware Death Certificates

Ordering Delaware Death Certificates Online

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General Information on Ordering Delaware Death Certificates

The public can obtain individual copies of birth, death, adoptee and marriage certificates through any of the following: in person at any of three locations around the state, or via a written request to the Office of Vital Statistics located in the Jesse S. Cooper Building in Dover.

The Office of Vital Statistics also protects the confidentiality and legality of all vital records in its possession. The Vital Statistics Review Subcommittee, an interdivisional panel, reviews all requests for information for research and investigation prior to the release of information to others.

Several years ago, in a collaborative effort with the Children's Trust Fund, this office began issuing heirloom birth certificates. Funds raised from the sale of these attractive certificates contribute fifty percent of their cost to the Children's Trust Fund for activities to prevent child abuse. The Division retains the other fifty percent to facilitate funding of the actual costs associated with the certificates.

Information for Genealogists

For assistance with your family history research, please do not contact the State of Delaware. Instead please refer to the following websites for help:

• Delaware Birth, Marriage and Death Records - online databases of primary records.

• Delaware Adoption Registry - for help with locating adoptees and birth families from Delaware.

• Delaware Obituaries - find obituaries from Delaware newspapers.

• Social Security Death Index - National database of deaths dating back to the 1940's.