Most adoptees in California do not have access to something very basic, their original birth certificate. This is because the state has sealed those birth certificates, causing adoptees to spend ...

While author Assemblyman Rick Zbur (D-Beverly Hills) says the bill is a necessary response to efforts making it “harder for ...

Because of state rules, the accent marks in Nicolás’ name were omitted on his birth certificate ... according to the California Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records handbook.” ...

Due to the interpretation of a 37 year-old law, his name is Nicolas Agustin on his California birth certificate. The use of diacritical marks — like tildes and accents — are not allowed on ...