Q: My niece & nephew are now entitle to their mom share of house in PR bc she passed
They were born in New york & refuse to give original birth certificate. Can i obtain their birth certificate & how?. I want to buy home belonging to my parents
their grsnd parents . I can get their mother. My sister bc she was born in PR but not sure about her children.
A:
Having been born in NY myself, I can state that, the only ways to procure an original birth certificates for someone born there are (a) through the person him/herself, (b) through a parent, or (c) through a third party authorized by the person. I would advise that you contact an attorney who practices law in New York to assist in procuring your nephews’ birth certificates.
Once the certificates are in hand, you can go to PR court to (a) file a Petition for Declaration of Heirs; (b) file your collective hereditary rights in the Puerto Rico Public Registry; and (c) return to court for an Inheritance Petition & Partition lawsuit.
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