How to Find New Jersey Vital Records

New Jersey vital records include birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Find out how you can best get the NJ vital records you want and approximately how much these records will cost you.

New Jersey, known for its scenic beaches, has an estimated population of  8,724,560 (2006 records). Now that creates a lot of vital records doesn't it? Furthermore, as a highly liberal state where same-sex marriages are allowed, you probably expect a high rate of vital records being filed.

Well, fear not; plenty of vital records or not, it is not that difficult to locate vital records in New Jersey.What you do have to remember though is to ensure that you provide as many accurate information as you can.

Vital records represent four main life events: birth, death marriage, and divorce. You can thus imagine that everyday, thousands of these records are created so if you are looking for a specific NJ vital record, the chances of it being found fast depends on how much data you provide and how accurate these information are.

NJ Vital Records - What You Should Provide

Before you go on your search for vital records in New Jersey, check out if you have the answers to the following questions.

• Do you know the complete name of the person whose vital record you are looking for?

• Do you know the specific county, city or town where the birth, death, marriage or divorce took place?

• What is the exact (or approximate) date of the birth, death , marriage or divorce record you are looking for?

• Do you have your  full name, signature and contact details ready?

• What is your reason for requesting copies of the records?

• What is your relationship to the individuals whose records you are looking for? (This will be asked if you are someone not directly mentioned in the vital records you are looking for.)

How Much Will New Jersey Vital Records Cost You?

Following is a quick rundown of approximately how much is required to get copies of pertinent vital records in New Jersey from the resource mentioned below.

Copy of State Birth Record - $4.00 (additional copies at $2.00 each)

Copy of State Death Record - $4.00 (additional copies at $2.00 each)

New Jersey state birth and death records are on file from the date June 1878 onwards. Not sure of the exact date the birth or death occurred? The NJ State Department will conduct a search for you per year for an additional fee of  $1.00 per year searched.

Copy of Marriage Record - $4.00

Copy of Divorce Record -  $4.00

New Jersey marriage and divorce records are on file from the date May 1848 onwards. Not sure of the exact date the marriage or divorce occurred? The NJ State Department will conduct a search for you per year for an additional fee of  $1.00 per year searched.

* Fees are quoted as of this writing. To check for any changes, pls. call the number cited below.

Useful New Jersey Vital Records Resource

New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307

Tel: (609) 292-4087

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