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<p>Law Office of<br>
<strong>F.ANDREKITA SILVA</strong><br>
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June 24, 2022 <br>
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Anyone can provide the information to the medical examiner. I’ve had incorrect information provided on a number of occasions but only went through the trouble of changing once when it was the deceased’s date of birth. There is a form and it’s easy to do, at least on an objective piece of information like birth date.<br>
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I did have the wrong information included once as to the deceased’s occupation and education. The “friend” said the deceased was an aerospace engineer with a bachelor’s degree. The deceased actually had an A.A. in drafting but he had worked for Boeing. I didn’t bother to correct the D.C. A deceased’s profession could make a difference in the initial assessment of future lost earnings. But, if future lost earnings is an issue, a party would need to produce more support than just the death certificate.<br>
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Unless the applicant is the original informant, proof is required to correct the DC. Sometimes, a person might have not one occupation in particular and instead have multiple occupations. They might have one or two that cover living costs and one that they are working on- artists, actors, writers, or other professionals trying to break into their fields. <br>
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I’m not sure why a death certificate inquires into a person’s occupation. Maybe in your case, the informant was so perplexed by the question, they just decided to put something wild to see if anyone at DOH was actually reading it and/ or cared. <br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com<br>
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Quoting Lynn Clare <<a href="mailto:lynnclare@clarelawfirm.com">lynnclare@clarelawfirm.com</a>>:</p>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Client's father's death certificate contains what is surely a joke about his "profession at the time of his death". It's not going to change anything, but the client asked where the information had come from - and I realized I don't know.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Who supplies the information that gets incorporated into the death certificate? What if there is a crucial mistake (date of birth or wife's name or something) that needs to be corrected?</div>
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