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How do I find out if someone died in NJ? ›

Requests for vital records can be mailed directly to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, Office of Vital Statistics & Registry, NJ Department of Health, P.O. Box 370, Trenton, NJ 08625-0370. Copies can be requested online from the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry.

Many funeral homes publish obituaries on their websites. These can usually be located with a Google search on the person's name. Local genealogical and historical societies, public libraries, and some newspaper publishers maintain clipping files of obituaries.

MyObits: Obituary Listings on the App Store.

Do you have to report a death in your home while selling real estate in New Jersey? New Jersey does not require disclosure of "psychologically disturbing facts", including murder and suicide. New Jersey does require disclosure if the death is intertwined with the physical condition of the home.

Legacy.com hosts obituaries for more than three-quarters of the 100 largest newspapers in the U.S., by circulation. The site attracts more than 30 million unique visitors per month and is among the top 40 trafficked websites in the world. Legacy Inc. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

A basic online search may reveal an obituary or information about a memorial service. Type the person's name and words like “death,” “obituary,” or “memorial” and any personal information you may have, such as their date of birth or names of close relatives who could be mentioned as one of their surviving kin.

Obituaries and death notices are not required—but notices to creditors may be. You are under no legal obligation to take out a death notice or obituary.

Obituaries are not required by law , so the deceased's family might have chosen to forego publishing one. Publishing an obituary can be expensive , and the funds may be unavailable. The deceased has few family members or friends , so there might have, unfortunately, been no need for an obituary.

Please note, New Jersey law protects and restricts the release of vital records. Vital records are not public records and cannot be searched online.

Who do you find out if someone has died? ›

The local courthouse is another resource for finding out if someone died. A will enters the public record after the probate process is complete, and records will be available at the courthouse. However, as probate can sometimes be a long process, it may be some time before a courthouse will have this information.

State government has a web site, OPRA Central, dedicated to helping people find state government records. OPRA Central also has lists of Internet links to New Jersey public agency web sites. Seeing this link on any public agency web site brings up information about the agency's public record access information.

How can I find out in which cemetery someone is buried? Contact the N.J. Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration. How can I find information about an old cemetery? Contact the Historic Preservation Office at (609) 984-0176.