Hi @studts,

First, for the birth record of your grandfather: you will absolutely need a court order for this, and your mother should be the one to file it, since she is his daughter (I'm assuming this is your maternal GF). I did this for my Mom, who died in Monroe County, and successfully got her ...

Hi Joe,

Sorry, I just saw this. You would go to Supreme Civil court. You will appeal in the county where you live. For example, I live in Kings County and I was looking for records in Monroe County. Hope this helps.

Hi Buscape,

I just recently did this process on my own, in the NYC area. If you have a friend who could run an errand or two for you regarding court papers, it's really not difficult to do, just time-consuming. I filed at the beginning of February 2019 and got my signed court order in April 2019 ...

Hello! I'm in the process of applying for dual citizenship and need some advice. I requested my grandparents' marriage certificate in 2016 through an Italian dual citizenship website and received it after about 9 months. Unfortunately, the certificate listed my grandfather's birthdate as 1980 ...