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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
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Judicial Service, [https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Judiciary/openApplication.html?method=openApplication&applType=MC Marriage Certificate Application Form] | Judicial Service, [https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Judiciary/openApplication.html?method=openApplication&applType=MC Marriage Certificate Application Form] | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. | Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. | ||
Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy_in_Bhutan#:~:text=Polygamy%20is%20legal%20in%20Bhutan,allowed%20only%20one%20legal%20husband Polygamy in Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> | Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy_in_Bhutan#:~:text=Polygamy%20is%20legal%20in%20Bhutan,allowed%20only%20one%20legal%20husband Polygamy in Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> | ||
The legal age for marriage whether male or female is 18 years. | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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