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Huxtable said, “and anyone born after that date should have a birth certificate or at least have had us search the records for one. In many cases where the birth occurred at home the attending physician or mid-wife may not have had the birth propertly registered.”
“But,” Hundley noted, “many individuals have misplaced their birth certificates and come into the Social Security Office unprepared. Since Social Security’s rules require you to furnish a birth certificate if one was recorded for you, this adds a delay in
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