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Publications, Forms, Applications, and Brochures

Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

This page contains all of the forms, applications, and brochures available from the Bureau of Vital Statistics.

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  • Birth Forms

DH726 Application for Birth Record (English 174K pdf)

DH726S Application for Birth Record (Spanish 137K pdf)

DH726A Application for Birth Record (Apostille 208K pdf)

DH726C Application for Commemorative Birth Record (177K pdf)

DH728 Application for Stillbirth (244k pdf)

DH1958 Affidavit to Release a Birth Certificate (61K pdf)

DH150-933 How to Apply for a Florida Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth (441k pdf)

DH8002 Nonviable Birth Brochure (288k pdf)

DH8002S Nonviable Birth Brochure (Spanish) (313k pdf)

  • Changes, Corrections, and Amendments to Birth Record Forms including Putative Father Forms and Adoption

DH427 Report of Legal Name Change (English 43kb pdf)

DH430 Affidavit of Amendment to Certificate of Live Birth (English 34K pdf)

DH527 Certified Statement of Final Decree of Adoption (870K pdf)

DH5075 Petition for Termination of Parental Rights  (77k pdf)

DH660 Instructions for Amending a Birth Certificate (English 46K pdf)

DH673 Certified Statement of Final Judgement of Paternity (390K pdf)

DH1963 Putative Father Registry Search (166K pdf)

DH1963H Putative Father Registry Search (Creole 152K pdf)

DH1963S Putative Father Registry Search (Spanish 168K pdf)

DH1964 Putative Father Registry Update Claim of Paternity (English 157K pdf)

DH1964H Putative Father Registry Update Claim of Paternity (Creole 152K pdf)

DH1964S Putative Father Registry Update Claim of Paternity (Spanish 183K pdf)

DH1965 Putative Father Registry Claim of Paternity (123K pdf)

DH1965H Putative Father Registry Claim of Paternity (Creole 116K pdf)

DH1965S Putative Father Registry Claim of Paternity (Spanish 123K pdf)

DH150-771 Putative Father Brochure (English)

DH2102 Paternity Acknowledgement Rescission Affidavit (560K pdf)

DH429 Application for an Amended Birth Certificate (English 169k pdf)

DH429S Application for an Amended Birth Certificate (Spanish 60K pdf)

DH432 Acknowledgment of Paternity (English 680K MUST print on legal size paper)

DH432 Acknowledgement of Paternity (Spanish 742K pdf)

DH 1178 Application for Certificate of Foreign Birth (768K pdf)

DH1905 Certified Statement of Final Order of Affirmation of Parental Status (420K pdf)

  • Death and Fetal Death Forms

DH727 Application for Death Record (218K pdf)

DH727S Application for Death Record (Spanish 400K pdf)

DH727A Application for Death Record (Apostille 217K pdf)

DH1959 Affidavit to Release Death Certificate with Cause (99K pdf)

DH1959S Affidavit to Release Death Certificate with Cause (Spanish 77K pdf)

DH1959H Affidavit to Release Death Certificate with Cause (Creole 77K pdf)

DH1966 Notification of Disposition of Fetal Demise (23K pdf)

Changes, Corrections, and Amendments to Death and Fetal Death Records

DH670 Instructions for Correcting a Death Certificate (58K pdf)

DH433A Affidavit of Amendment to a Certificate of Fetal Death (730K pdf)

DH433 Affidavit of Amendment of Certificate of Death (370K pdf)

DH434A Affidavit of Amendment to Medical Certification of Death (70K pdf)

DH524 Application for Amendment to Florida Death Record (English 955K pdf)

DH1355 Delayed Report of Death (732K pdf)

Birth Resulting in Stillbirth

DH728 Application for Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth (675K pdf)

DH150-933 How to Apply for a Florida Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth (441k pdf)

Nonviable Birth

Nonviable Birth Application (286K pdf)

DH8002 Nonviable Birth Brochure (288k pdf)

DH8002S Nonviable Birth Brochure (Spanish) (313k pdf)

  • Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage (Divorce) Forms

DH261 Application for Marriage Record (English 153K pdf)

DH261A Application for Marriage Record (Apostille English 206K pdf)

DH261C Application for Commemorative Marriage Record(English 171K pdf)

DH260 Application for Dissolution of Marriage (English 158K pdf)

DH260A Application for Dissolution of Marriage (Apostille 211K pdf)

  • Apostilles

DH726A Apostille Birth Application (English 208kb pdf)

DH1958 Affidavit to Release a Birth Certificate (61K pdf)

DH727A Apostille Death Application (English 217K pdf)

DH1959 Affidavit to Release Death Certificate with Cause (99K pdf)

DH1959S Affidavit to Release Death Certificate with Cause (Spanish 77K pdf)

DH1959H Affidavit to Release Death Certificate with Cause (Creole 77K pdf)

DH261A Apostille Marriage Application (English 206kb pdf) 

DH261SS Apostille Single Status Application (English 161kb pdf)

DH260A Apostille Dissolution Application (English 211kb pdf)

  • Other Publications and Informational Items

DH150-356 What You As A Parent Should Know Before Signing Your Baby's Birth Record (490k pdf)

DH150-995 Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) Informational Brochure (232k pdf)

DH150-849 What the Practitioner Should Know about Certifying Cause of Death on the Florida Death Certificate (845k pdf)

Veterans Service-Connected Disability Benefits Brochure (1.2mb pdf)

DH1568 What You As a Parent Must Know Before Signing the Paternity Acknowledgment (23K pdf)

DH1568S What You As a Parent Must Know Before Signing the Paternity Acknowledgment (Spanish 25K pdf)

DH1568H What You As a Parent Must Know Before Signing the Paternity Acknowledgment (Creole 25K pdf)