Death Certificates

[Susan1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NH/CA

I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct section.

I live in NH, but I discovered that my biological father (I was adopted when I was 5 years old) lived in CA and died there in 2003.

I want to obtain a copy of his death certificate but am unsure if this will actually provide me the information I'm looking for. I am looking for "cause of death" and also who was listed as "next of kin". I searched on Google but was unable to find out if death certificates provide a cause of death and next of kin.

 

[CourtClerk]

The complete CA death certificate will say the cause of death and the reporting party. The reporting party will not necessarily be the next of kin.

 

[Susan1]

The complete CA death certificate will say the cause of death and the reporting party. The reporting party will not necessarily be the next of kin.

Thank you!