I had to request a certified copy by mail (the Internet wasn't really a thing yet, so there was no "doing it online").

I had to get my birth certificate from the county--which was where I lived. I got THREE certified copies, so Spankee is caught no matter what he tries.

If Spankee tries to mess with them at the county (MN--LOL), it will go VERY easily against him.

First the federal govt has ONE certified copy sent in to them LONG ago. They accepted it as valid. So, the county has the ORIGINAL because they certified it as being correct--right?

Second, how--and by whom--would the ORIGINAL (at the county offices) *not* match the federal govt certified copy on THEIR file?

Third, how would those TWO documents be DIFFERENT than the TWO *certified* copies I HAVE?

Yes, they all have the seal, raised imprint, signed, dated, and so on.

The judge is going to have a hard (easy?) time with this IF they try to play games. I guess you would say I play the LONG game. Spankee is eating the tiddlywinks--AGAIN.