Data Collection and Analysis Unit
Department of Public Health
County of Los Angeles
313 North Figueroa Street, Room 127
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7785
Fax: (213) 250-2594
Email: dca@ph.lacounty.gov
Vital Records Office
313 North Figueroa Street
Room Lobby-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 240-7812 (births)
(213) 240-7816 (deaths)
Open Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Did You Know...
Los Angeles County is home to more people than any state other than California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.
Approximately 150,000 babies are born in Los Angeles County every year.
Approximately 57,000 deaths occur in Los Angeles County every year.
Data Collection & Analysis - Paternity Opportunity Program
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Birth, Death and Marriage Records Section
P.O. Box 53120
Los Angeles, CA 90053-0120
(562) 462-2137
Paternity Opportunity Program (POP)
The Parent Opportunity Program (POP) is a State mandated Child Support Services Department local program whose purpose is to provide the opportunity for voluntary paternity acknowledgment for children born out of wedlock.
For information regarding POP, please contact the Vital Records Office at (213) 240-7812 or the California DHS POP website. Both parents must agree to come in and sign the declaration of paternity form.
