Cambodia Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

"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."^[1]

Coverage and Compliance

"A marriage between a man under 20 years and a woman under 18 years shall be voidable."^[1]

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.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

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

Marriage Records

For the future husband and wife:
- Family name, name
- Age
- Occupation
- Place of abode
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")^[1]

Death Records

Name
Date
Place
Residence

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledgebase, 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.
↑ HipStamp, example of Cambodian birth certificate, (accessed 5 May 2020).

[Law-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Knowledgebase, 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.

[2] HipStamp, example of Cambodian birth certificate, (accessed 5 May 2020).

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+|Name=Cambodia
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+|Records=Civil Registration
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-==How to Find the Records==
+==Resources==
+===Online Resources===
+*'''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===
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 721 190<br>
-E-mail: [mailto:info@interior.gov.kh info@interior.gov.kh]<br>
+Email: [mailto:info@interior.gov.kh info@interior.gov.kh]<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>
-==Historical Background==
+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>
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 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-'''Births'''
+===Birth Records===
-Certificates may include the following information:
 *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>
-'''Marriages'''
+===Marriage Records===
-The publication about the marriage contains:<br>
 *For the future husband and wife:
 **Family name, name
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 **Occupation
 **Place of abode<br>
-*For the parents of the future spouses
+*For the parents of the future spouses:
-**Family name, name
+**Family name
 **Age
 **Occupation
 **Place of abode
-**If father or mother are deceased, it must be written down as "deceased")<br>
+**If father or mother are deceased, it must be written down as "deceased")<ref name="Law"></ref><br>
-*Timeliness of complaint<ref name="Law"></ref><br>
+===Death Records===
+*Name
+*Date
+*Place
+*Residence
 ==References==
-[[Category:Cambodia]]
+[[Category:Cambodia]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]