California has long been a leader in civil rights, but there is one glaring exception: adult adoptees in our state are still denied the right to obtain their own original birth certificates. This ...

The missing link in my life is that birth certificate. There is *** push at the state Capitol to allow people who were adopted to access their vital records. And Goldston Dart is here to explain the ...

Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, has authored a bill that would change how California handles requests from adopted people who want to obtain their original birth certificates. Hector Amezcua ...

María Brenes' first name has an accent on the letter “í” — but you wouldn't know that by looking at the Los Angeles resident's government documents. Since 1986, when Californians voted to make English ...

Pablo and Nancy Chaires Espinoza stand at the state Capitol with their son Nicolás on March 21, 2023. Because of state rules, the accent marks in Nicolás’ name were omitted on his birth certificate – ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Pablo Espinoza and his wife Nancy Chaires Espinoza stand at the ...

Nicolás Agustín Espinoza Chaires may be only 6 years old, but he has a request for the state of California. “I want to be able to spell my name correctly,” he said on Wednesday afternoon, while ...