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Table Of Contents
- Birth, adoption, and parenting
- Coordinate a Plan of Safe Care (POSC)
- Death, probate, and inheritance
- Get archival birth, death, and marriage records
- Marriage and divorce
- Request DNA or paternity test information from the Medical Examiner
- Request Medical Examiner records
1. Birth, adoption, and parenting
Get information about services related to foster parenting and adoption, birth records, and more.
1.1. Adopt a child
Some children in foster care need adoptive homes. Explore the process of adopting from foster care.
1.2. Ask the Department of Human Services Commissioner’s Action Response Office (CARO)
Commissioner’s Action Response Office (CARO) responds to questions, concerns, or complaints about any services provided by the Department of Human Services (DHS).
1.3. Become a foster parent
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, we have the information and resources to help you get started.
1.4. Get a birth certificate
Description of how to order a copy of a birth certificate (with a raised seal) online, by mail, or in person.
2. Coordinate a Plan of Safe Care (POSC)
How to coordinate and develop a Plan of Safe Care (POSC).
3. Death, probate, and inheritance
Get information about the probate process, inheritance taxes, and death and probate records.
3.1. Begin the probate process (with a will)
How to begin the process of probating a will.
3.2. Begin the probate process (without a will)
How to get appointed as an estate administrator after a person dies without a will.
3.3. File and pay inheritance taxes
How to file and pay inheritance taxes to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.
3.4. Request probate records
How to request copies of wills, estate inventories, and other probate records.
4. Get archival birth, death, and marriage records
You can get copies of archival birth, death, and marriage records from the City Archives.
5. Marriage and divorce
Get information about services related to marriage, life partnership, and divorce.
5.1. Find and request a marriage record
How to search for a marriage record and request an official copy.
5.2. Get a copy of a divorce decree
Instructions for obtaining copies of divorce decrees in Philadelphia.
5.3. Get a marriage license
How to apply for a marriage license in Philadelphia.
5.4. Get married in LOVE Park
How to get married or renew your vows in front of Philadelphia’s landmark LOVE sculpture as part of Wedding Wednesdays.
5.5. Register a life partnership
Couples can have their relationships officially recognized by the City of Philadelphia by becoming life partners.
5.6. Terminate a life partnership
Individuals who want to terminate an official life partnership must submit a termination statement to the City.
6. Request DNA or paternity test information from the Medical Examiner
How to request a sample for DNA or paternity testing from a person whose body was handled by the Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO).
7. Request Medical Examiner records
How to request records or an autopsy report from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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