Bobbye, Put simply, according to the current Florida Statutes, you'd have to BE your ggg-grandfather, or his mother, or his guardian, or his legal representative. Even if you were his SISTER or his DAUGHTER you couldn't get it. But not to worry--he was born long before Florida was into birth certificates, anyway. --Brian ******************************************************************************* BOBBYE wrote: > > Since this is in all probability my ggg grandfather and and gg uncle > how much more kin do I need to be? > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian E. Michaels <michaels_b@popmail.firn.edu> > To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: FL vital records indices > > >Dear "Westover"-- > > > >By statutory change in 1987, "all [Florida] birth records ... shall > be > >considered confidential documents...." > > > >Birth records since that time are legally available only to the > >registrant (if of full age--18), or to the parent, guardian, or other > >legal representative. Even the indexes are confidential. > > > >It grieves me to tell you this, but.... > > > >Regards, > > > >--Brian Michaels > >********************************************************** > >westover wrote: > >> > >> I found FL death, marriage and divorce indices on microfiche at the > local public library. Does anyone know if there is a microfiche index > of FL birth records? > >> > >> -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- > >> http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums > > > >