Using the links provided, find birth certificates, death certificates, fetal death records, marriage and divorce certificates, adoptee information, old vital records, and health statistics as well as information on how to order copies. Certified copies are available for many of the records to help with school entry, to obtain a passport, for Social Security participation, to obtain a driver's license, obtain eligibility for sports participation, to establish survivor's benefits, and establish proof of property rights. Some states offer heirloom birth and marriage certificates and help with genealogy searches. Find help in establishing paternity.