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Over the years, we've had many, many calls to our national radio show from folks who need help finding lost documents and paperwork.

The questions have ranged from finding a life insurance policy of a recently deceased relative to replacing a lost U.S. Savings Bond to finding a copy of somebody's birth certificate.

The good news is that in this online age, you can obtain official copies of almost anything, and in most cases, it's not that hard to do. Here's what you need to do to find some of the most important pieces of paper in your life.

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