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FOT 2826 Legal Translation - Ricardo Bardo-Portilla: Websites for Needed Types of Forms

This LibGuide contains resources for Ricardo Bardo-Portilla's Legal Translation classes at Padron Campus.

Websites for Needed Types of Forms

Needed types of forms include birth certificates, death certificates, and academic transcripts.

Realize that these forms will vary according to the state, jurisdiction and/or country. There is no standard form for all of these though there are many things that are standard on these forms, depending on what form it is (example from a birth certificate: place of birth, mother's name, father's name, etc.). Resources here include websites only.

Birth Certificates

https://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Birth_certificate

This website contains a sample of a birth certificate and general information on birth certificates.

https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Florida_Vital_Records

General information on Florida vital records is provided here and information on the typical information included in a Florida birth certificate is given.

https://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/publications-page.html

This is the official page of the Florida Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Department where birth certificates can be requested.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/birth11-03final-acc.pdf

The document is a PDF copy of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth in English.

Death Certificates

https://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Death_certificate

The website contains examples of death certificates and general information about death certificates.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/death11-03final-acc.pdf

This document is a PDF copy of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death in English.

https://www.floridahealth.gov/certificates/certificates/publications-page.html

This is the official page of the Florida Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Department where death certificates can be requested.

Academic Transcripts

Sample Academic Transcripts in English

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5407090.pdf

https://www.college.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/sample_transcript.pdf

https://www.fasttranscripts.com/sample-transcript.pdf (high school transcript)

Sample Academic Transcripts in Spanish

https://www.soleducation.com/sample-transcripts Click on appropriate link for sample transcripts from the countries of Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico and Spain.

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Other Legal Forms

https://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm?filter=TS California Courts

This website is from the state of California and has court forms that have been provided in Spanish. They are shown by number and have an S after the form number. English forms can be searched for by changing the drop-down menu.