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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 has microfilmed and digitized the civil registration records of thousands of municipios throughout Mexico. These records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | FamilySearch has microfilmed and digitized the civil registration records of thousands of municipios throughout Mexico. These records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
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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'''Wiki Article about the Collection:''' To read the Wiki article about the collection click [[Mexico, State of Distrito Federal Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|here]]. | '''Wiki Article about the Collection:''' To read the Wiki article about the collection click [[Mexico, State of Distrito Federal Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records|here]]. | ||
== 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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