Certified birth/death certificates are available same day at the Wayne County Health Department for $27 per certificate for persons born in Ohio after 1908 or for deaths that occurred in Wayne County after 1908. There is a $2 processing fee to mail.
Please enclose the following information along with your payment of $27 (please note there is an extra $2 processing fee to mail your birth certificate) in the form of a bank cashier's check, money order, or personal in-state Ohio check (out of state checks are not accepted) made payable to the Wayne County Health Department:
- Full name on the certificate
- Date of birth
- Location of birth in Ohio
- Parents' names, including mother's maiden name
- Name, address, and phone number of Requester
Please enclose the following information along with your payment of $27 (please note there is an extra $2 processing fee to mail the death certificate) in the form of a bank cashier's check, money order, or personal in-state Ohio check (out of state checks are not accepted) made payable to the Wayne County Health Department:
- Full name on the certificate
- Date of death
- Location of death
- Name, address, and phone number of Requester
- Online Orders
If a father is named on your child’s birth certificate, the only way to remove or change him is through a local Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) (click here for Job and Family Services) or juvenile court. If paternity testing is done through CSEA, the person who is deemed to be the father will automatically be put on your child’s birth certificate and a new certificate will be issued. Your child’s name can be changed at this time free of charge. If there is no father on your child’s birth certificate, and paternity is not contested, you and your child’s father can come into our office and fill out a paternity affidavit. We will submit the affidavit to the state for approval. Once approved a new birth certificate will be generated. At this time, your child’s name can legally be changed. The paternity affidavit and/or name change is free of charge. This process can take up to a year before a new birth certificate is ready, depending on the circumstances.
If you have any questions, please feel free to give our office a call at 330-264-9590
The following forms of payment are accepted:
- Cash
- In-state Ohio check with driver's license/Ohio I.D. (Out of state checks are not accepted. There is a $30 fee for returned checks.)
- Credit card: There is an additional fee of 2.5% or $1.50 minimum for using credit cards.