Vital Records, Name Change & Marriage License Watch

Track vital records and identity documents in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: birth, death and marriage certificate fee, processing time, online ordering and identity requirement changes by state; marriage license requirement, waiting period, fee, officiant and appointment availability changes in the 100 largest counties; legal name change process, fee, publication and background check rule changes by state; gender marker and identity document rule changes and court rulings; apostille and authentication fee and processing changes; court clerk and vital records office outages, backlogs and closures; notary and remote online notarization rule changes; records privacy, sealing and access rule changes; and enforcement actions against third-party ordering sites that overcharge. Prefer state vital records offices, county clerks, state courts, secretaries of state and established local reporting; ignore third-party ordering site marketing, and never give individual legal advice. Put the state or county first in the title with the fee, wait or rule and the date. Use high severity for a fee increase of 25 percent or more, a backlog over 8 weeks, or a rule change taking effect within 60 days in a state over 5 million people. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, what to do, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.