Lost my 3 y/o's birth certificate and SS card

[Anonymous]

We just moved here from NJ and I cannot find the envelope with our daughter's birth certificate and social security card.

We are going to St. Maarten in May and I need to get her a passport.

What do I do?

[Anonymous]

Um, order a new birth certificate online TONIGHT and when it arrives go to the social security office and get a new card. That's about all you can do.

[Anonymous]

They are both very easy to replace. Google the info to find out what you need and where to go.

[Anonymous]

If they truely are lost (ie not misplaced, but lost) you could have a bigger issue as in identity theft. When youget back run a credit check on your 3 year old. Child identity theft is rising on Ssn because parents don't run credit checks until 18 years old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they truely are lost (ie not misplaced, but lost) you could have a bigger issue as in identity theft. When youget back run a credit check on your 3 year old. Child identity theft is rising on Ssn because parents don't run credit checks until 18 years old.

Agree. Every parent should run a routine check on their child's credit every year. I've heard horror stories of families trying to undo years of damage to their child's credit. Children's identities are especially coveted by criminals because normally no one checks their credit until they're eighteen. I also never give my child's social security number. Lots of organizations ask for it, but it isn't necessary. When day care, school, doctor's office, etc. ask for it, I leave it blank. I figure if they really need it, they'll ask for it and make their argument. I've never been asked. I've even stopped giving my SS# on routine forms.