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Most business, benefits and legal matters require a certified copy
of a death certificate. Haigh-Black obtains these certified copies as quickly
as possible to afford you ample time to begin getting personal assets in order.
To know how many death certificates you will need, you must first inventory the
assets for which, there is a benefit to be paid, a legal notification is
required or a legal transfer of ownership is required. Your attorney or
accountant should be able to assist you in determining the correct number of
certificates to order.
Check with individual companies, banks etc. to determine if they
will need to keep a certified copy for their records or if they will make their
own photocopy of a certified copy and return the original. Death certificates
can be made WITH and WITHOUT the cause of death section. The cause of death
information on death certificates is CONFIDENTIAL under Florida law. Cause of
Death should not be included when requesting copies for probate issues, real
estate taxes, property claims, vehicle title transfers, closing bank accounts.
Most life insurance companies require that the cause of death section be on the
certified copy of the death certificate. You will need Certified Copies of the
Death Certificates for items such as:
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Probate
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Life insurance proceeds (include travel, unions, mortgage and
credit life etc.)
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Sell or transfer stocks, bonds, CD's
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Sell or transfer real property
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Sell or transfer car, boat, mobile home, modular home titles
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Employee benefits and pensions
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Bank and loan transactions
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Income Tax Records
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Veteran monetary benefit claims
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Transfer of remains outside of the United States
Re-Order Certified Death Certificates
Sometimes additional death certificates are needed weeks, months or even years
following a death. If Haigh-Black Funeral Home directed the services you can
obtain additional certified copies by giving us a call, otherwise, please
contact Vital Statistics directly by phone or mail.
Volusia County Health Department Vital Statistics
1845 Holsonback Dr.
Daytona Beach, FL 32120
(386) 274-0614
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Volusia County Vital Statistics registers and issues death certificates for the
County of Volusia.
Death Certificates: $7 -- each certified copy
REQUEST BY MAIL
Mail requests for a death certificate should include the following information:
Mail requests to: Volusia County Health Department Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 9190 Daytona Beach, FL 32120.
Who is authorized to obtain cause of death?
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Section 382.025 (2)(a) 1, Florida Statutes, "to the registrant's
spouse or parent, or to the registrant's child, grandchild, or sibling, if of
legal age, or to any family member who provides a will, insurance policy or
other document that demonstrates the family member's interest in the estate of
the registrant, or to any person who provides documentation that he or she is
acting on behalf of any of the family member's" Please Note that:
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Cause of Death cannot be included when requesting copies for
probate issues.
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Cause of Death is not needed for: real estate taxes, property
claims, vehicles title transfer, closing out bank accounts.
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Life insurance oftentimes requires Cause of Death.
All certificates issued from the local Registrar's Office are
certified. Only one year of death records are available at our local
Registrar's office. From the present to back one year from the current date.
Any records prior to these dates can be obtained through the State Office of
Vital Statistics, PO Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231. Phone number (904)
359-6900.
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