Search Delaware Birth Records - Do You Know the Best Way to Get This Information?

Getting Delaware birth records can be a slow process but it isn't a difficult one. You apply for Delaware birth records at the state Office of Vital Statistics. There's a basic, non-refundable $25 fee that must accompany each request. If you choose to request a birth records search in person, over the phone, or by mail, you can work directly with the state. For online applications, you need to use the state's approved third-party vital records service, which will charge you an additional fee on top of the state's fee.

In any of these cases, you need to fill out the appropriate form (available on the site) and submit it. The Office of Vital Statistics protects the confidentiality and legality of all vital records in its possession. This means that you must be able to prove that you have a valid legal reason to request this information before you can access it. The Vital Statistics Review Subcommittee reviews all requests for birth records prior to the release of information to others.

Nowhere on the website does it state how long you will have to wait before your Delaware birth records search request is approved or denied. But since it requires a meeting of the Vital Statistics Review Subcommittee to authorize the release of information, you're likely looking at weeks, if not months, before you get the information you need.

There is however, a faster, more efficient way to get the information. Commercial birth records search sites pull together information from a wide variety of official sources located in every state and make it all available in one place. They make all the information available through an easy to use web site.

Commercial birth records search sites search all the public record databases and other resources to gather all the available for every state. They make all the information available through an easy to use web site. Like most state sites, commercial sites will charge you a small fee for access to the information. In return, you get fast, efficient service with far wider coverage than any state site can provide. As long as you're looking for information, and not an official copy of a birth record, you'll be better off going to a commercial site.