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=== Divorce Records === | === Divorce Records === | ||
Divorce was not legalized in Mexico until after the 1917 constitution. Divorces are not recorded with the civil registration, but rather with the municipio courts. The | Divorce was not legalized in Mexico until after the 1917 constitution. Divorces are not recorded with the civil registration, but rather with the municipio courts. The FamilySearch Library has very few divorce records in its collection. You may obtain information from divorce records by contacting the court of the town or municipio where the divorce took place. | ||
=== Deaths (defunciones) === | === Deaths (defunciones) === | ||
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FamilySearch currently has no copies of civil registration records for the state of Tabasco. However, FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need. | FamilySearch currently has no copies of civil registration records for the state of Tabasco. However, FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need. | ||
The specific holdings of the | The specific holdings of the FamilySearch Library are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. To find civil registration records, search in the "Locality" section of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
MEXICO- CIVIL REGISTRATION | MEXICO- CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
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FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need. | FamilySearch's collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and/or digitized and added to the collection from numerous sources. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch.org and the FamilySearch Catalog are updated periodically, so check it occasionally for the records you need. | ||
== Locating Records Not at the | == Locating Records Not at the FamilySearch Library == | ||
Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained by contacting or visiting local civil registration offices and state civil archives in Mexico. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most records with current information have restrictions on their use and access. The present location of records depends on whether local offices have sent their records to the higher jurisdiction. Most recent records will be found in the local civil registration offices. Older records may be found in the ''municipio'' or state archive. | Birth, marriage, and death records may be obtained by contacting or visiting local civil registration offices and state civil archives in Mexico. To protect the rights of privacy of living persons, most records with current information have restrictions on their use and access. The present location of records depends on whether local offices have sent their records to the higher jurisdiction. Most recent records will be found in the local civil registration offices. Older records may be found in the ''municipio'' or state archive. | ||
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