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State of California Department of Public Health Certificate of Live Birth includes checkbox for Mother, Father, or Parent.

Description:
Assembly Bill No. 1951 commencing January 1, 2016 required the State Registrar with identification to parents, to modify the certificate of live birth to contain two lines that both read "Name of Parent" and contain next to each parent's name, three checkboxes with the options of mother, father, and parent to describe the parent's relationship to the child.
Date:
2016
Exhibit Tags:
birth certificates, parents, lgbtq families, California, ab1951, and government documents