[stlnative]

By law, certification of death records which includes cause of death information can only be issued to the following: the decedent's spouse, parent, and (if of legal age) child, grandchild, or sibling, or any person who provides a will, insurance policy or other document demonstrating their interest in the estate of the decedent or any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on the behalf of any of the before named persons.) or by court order directing Vital Statistics whom to issue a death record to

[Sacajaweau]

No, you're reading it wrong....It says spouse, parent (i.e., relatives).....or any other party (non-relatives)with an interest and can prove that interest by evidence. In other words, if I was named in Anna's will, I could get a certificate which included cause of death if I produced the will and attested that I was the person named in her will.

[spectre]

"or any person who provides a will, insurance policy or other document demonstrating their interest in the estate of the decedent..snip "

If I read that correctly, it means "any other person"..So if you or I were beneficiars of an insurance policy that Anna made out to US, the we could get a copy of the D/C.

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