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Provides the Bureau of Records and Vital Statistics where Iowans can obtain Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates. Paternity Affidavits may be obtained by both parents signing the document and presenting identification. ADOPTION REGISTRY PROGRAM administers a Mutual Consent Voluntary Adoption Registry that enables adoptees, their birth parents, and their blood-related brothers and sisters to find each other if the birth is registered with the State of Iowa. Application forms can be obtained from: Iowa Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Records, Adoption Registry Program, Lucas Office Building, 1st Floor, Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 ( 515- 281-6263). Applications can also be obtained from County Registrar of Vital Records.