Death Certificate Translation in California
California issues two kinds of certified death certificate. An authorized copy goes only to people the law lists - close family, the executor or administrator, attorneys, funeral directors and a few others - and is the one that establishes the death for legal purposes. An informational copy can go to anyone, but it is marked as not valid to establish identity and is no use for an estate or for an apostille.
Copies come from the county recorder where the death occurred, or from the California Department of Public Health.
Filing details for California
- State vital records office
- California Department of Public Health, Vital Records (Sacramento), and county recorders
- Estates handled by
- Superior Court of California, probate division
- Apostille authority
- California Secretary of State
We serve California remotely from our office in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Iranian death records
Southern California has the largest Iranian community outside Iran. In Iran a death is registered with the Civil Registration Organization, which issues a death certificate, and the deceased's shenasnameh - the identity booklet everyone in Iran holds - is stamped as void.
For a California probate or an insurance claim, the death certificate is the primary document; the annotated shenasnameh is useful supporting evidence, especially when the family's other records refer to the deceased by it. Both are translated in full, with dates converted from the Iranian solar calendar.
Срок выполнения
24 hours standard; 6-8 hours (+50%) or 1-3 hours (+100%) expedited
Price
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Часто задаваемые вопросы
Which California death certificate do I need for an estate?
The authorized certified copy. Informational copies are not valid for legal purposes.
How are Iranian dates translated?
As printed in the Iranian solar calendar, with the Gregorian date alongside.
Do you have a California office?
No. We serve California remotely from New Jersey.
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