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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
===Online Collections===
 
*'''1873-1914''': [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=CAMBODGE French Oversees Cambodia Civil Registration and Parish Records] at Archivesnationales; index & images
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=cambodia&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=brunei&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=cambodia British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
 
===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===


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023 721 190<br>
023 721 190<br>


Email: [mailto:info@interior.gov.kh info@interior.gov.kh]<br>
E-mail: [mailto:info@interior.gov.kh info@interior.gov.kh]<br>


'''Divorce'''<br>
'''Divorce'''<br>
The adjudicating jurisdiction for divorce lies with the People's Provincial or Municipal Court where a defendant resides.<ref name="Law">Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledgebase, [https://unstats.un.org/unsd/vitalstatkb/KnowledgebaseArticle50382.aspx?Keywords=cambodia Law on Marriage and Family]. Click the attachment, 'Law on marriage and family_Cambodia.pdf'. This law was passed by the National Assembly of the State of Cambodia on July 17, 1989 during the 17th ordinary session of the first legislature.</ref>
The adjudicating jurisdiction for divorce lies with the People's Provincial or Municipal Court where a defendant resides.<ref>LAW ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
 
This law is passed by the National Assembly of the State of Cambodia on July 17, 1989 during the 17th ordinary session of the first legislature.</ref>
Phnom Penh Municipal Court<br>
Samdech Monireth Blvd (217)<br>
Phnom Penh, Cambodia<br>
 
==Background==
 
"The Chief or member of the People's Committee of the Commune or Section Registrar Office (in French "officer d'Etat Civil") must make a public announcement of the marriage ceremony by posting a publication at the house of the bride and at the office of Commune or Section in the jurisdiction where the bride resides."<ref name="Law"></ref>


==Historical Background==
==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


"A marriage between a man under 20 years and a woman under 18 years shall be voidable."<ref name="Law"></ref>
A marriage between a man under 20 years and a woman under 18 years shall be voidable.


The People's Court shall reproduce copies of the dissolution of marriage which has been adjudicated void and then certify on the margin of the marriage certificate indicating that the marriage is void.<ref name="Law"></ref>
Article 28:
The People's Court shall reproduce copies of the dissolution of marriage which has been adjudicated void and then certify on the margin of the marriage certificate indicating that the marriage is void.


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Birth Records===
'''Births'''
 
Certificates may include the following information:


*Name
*Name
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*Names of parents<ref>[https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/cambodia-2-birth-certificates-with-revenues-24892/25437989 HipStamp, example of Cambodian birth certificate], (accessed 5 May 2020).</ref>
*Names of parents<ref>[https://www.hipstamp.com/listing/cambodia-2-birth-certificates-with-revenues-24892/25437989 HipStamp, example of Cambodian birth certificate], (accessed 5 May 2020).</ref>


===Marriage Records===


*For the future husband and wife:
The Chief or member of the People's Committee of the Commune or Section Registrar Office (in French "officer d'Etat Civil") must make a public announcement of the marriage ceremony by posting a publication at the house of the bride and at the office of Commune or Section in the jurisdiction where the bride resides.
**Family name, name
The publication shall contain the followings:
**Age
1. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the future husband and wife;
**Occupation
2. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the parents of the future spouses (if father or mother deceased, it must be written down as "deceased").
**Place of abode<br>
3. timeliness of complaint.
*For the parents of the future spouses:
**Family name
**Age
**Occupation
**Place of abode
**If father or mother are deceased, it must be written down as "deceased")<ref name="Law"></ref><br>
 
===Death Records===
 
*Name
*Date
*Place
*Residence


==References==
==References==




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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

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Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Interior of the Royal Government of Cambodia
General Department of Identification
275 Norodom Blvd
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Telephone:
023 721 905
023 726 052
023 721 190

E-mail: info@interior.gov.kh

Divorce
The adjudicating jurisdiction for divorce lies with the People's Provincial or Municipal Court where a defendant resides.[1]

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

A marriage between a man under 20 years and a woman under 18 years shall be voidable.

Article 28: The People's Court shall reproduce copies of the dissolution of marriage which has been adjudicated void and then certify on the margin of the marriage certificate indicating that the marriage is void.

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

Certificates may include the following information:

  • Name
  • Place of birth
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Names of parents[2]


The Chief or member of the People's Committee of the Commune or Section Registrar Office (in French "officer d'Etat Civil") must make a public announcement of the marriage ceremony by posting a publication at the house of the bride and at the office of Commune or Section in the jurisdiction where the bride resides. The publication shall contain the followings: 1. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the future husband and wife; 2. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the parents of the future spouses (if father or mother deceased, it must be written down as "deceased"). 3. timeliness of complaint.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. LAW ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY This law is passed by the National Assembly of the State of Cambodia on July 17, 1989 during the 17th ordinary session of the first legislature.
  2. HipStamp, example of Cambodian birth certificate, (accessed 5 May 2020).