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  2. Marriage certificate - Wikipedia

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    A marriage certificate is given to a couple who have married. Until the introduction of electronic registration of marriages in May 2021, copies were made in two registers: one was retained by the church or register office; the other, when the entire register is full, was sent to the superintendent registrar of the registration district.

  3. Civil registration and vital statistics - Wikipedia

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    A study of 106 countries [11] (including some where child marriage is illegal) showed a strong link between higher rates of birth registration and lower rates of child marriage. [12] A birth certificate can help women gain financial independence, not only by widening their career opportunities, but by enabling them to open a bank account.

  4. Vital record - Wikipedia

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    Austrian marriage license (duplicate) from 1854. Vital records are records of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses (or marriage certificates), separation agreements, divorce certificates or divorce party and death certificates.

  5. Civil registration - Wikipedia

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    In Mexico, vital records (birth, death and marriage certificates) are registered in the Registro Civil, as called in Spanish. Each state has its own registration form. Until the 1960s, birth certificates were written by hand, in a styled, cursive calligraphy (almost unreadable for the new generations) and typically issued on security paper ...

  6. Civil registration in Australia - Wikipedia

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    New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. Civil registration in Australia of births, deaths and marriages as well other life events (such as changes of name, registration of relationships, adoption or surrogacy arrangements, changes of sex) is carried out and maintained by each state and territory in Australia, in an office called a Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

  7. Marital status - Wikipedia

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    Civil status, or marital status, are the distinct options that describe a person's relationship with a significant other. Married , single , divorced , and widowed are examples of civil status. Civil status and marital status are terms used in forms , vital records , and other documents to ask or indicate whether a person is married or single.

  8. Marriage in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Ontario: 18, or 16 with written consent from both sets of parents. [19] Quebec: 18, or 16 with authorization from the courts. [20] New Brunswick: 18, or 16 with an affidavit of consent signed by parents or guardians. [21] Nova Scotia: 19, or 16 with a signed consent form. [22] Prince Edward Island: 18, or 16 with a consent form signed by parent ...

  9. Family Law Act (Ontario) - Wikipedia

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    According to the Preamble, the purpose of the law is "to encourage and strengthen the role of the family; ... to recognize the equal position of spouses as individuals within marriage and to recognize marriage as a form of partnership; ... to provide in law for the orderly and equitable settlement of the affairs of the spouses upon the breakdown of the partnership, and to provide for other ...