Law 2007-022 on marriage and matrimonial status

The national coordination authority is the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation (Municipal Ordinance, 24 August 1960, articles 94–242).

Exemptions: The President of the Tribunal Court of First Instance may authorize marriage before age 18 on serious grounds at the request and consent of the father and mother or the person exercising authority over the child and the consent of the child. The consent shall be given to the President of the First Instance and found in the court decision authorizing marriage.

(Law No. 2007-022, article 3)

– When a man and a woman appear before the Civil Registration Officer who receives their consent;

– When a man and a woman complete the ceremonies in traditional forms for permanent union between them (Law No. 2007-022, article 2)

At the time of registration of the marriage, the spouses are to be provided free of charge a family record book showing the identity of the spouses, the date and place of the marriage and, if applicable, if a contract has been drawn up or not. This first page is signed by the spouses and the registrar. On the following pages are inscribed: births and deaths of children, adoptions and rejections, recognition and legitimation of natural children, death or divorce of spouses. In the event that a civil status document is corrected, it must be mentioned in this booklet (Law 61.025, article 60).

– Surname, forename, profession, age, date and place of birth, filiation and residence of the spouses;

– Consent of the parents, under the conditions laid down by the Marriage Act;

– Nationality declared by the future spouses on the question referred to them by the civil registrar;

– Declaration by the civil registrar that the contractors have declared or agreed to take the spouse;

– The first names, names, ages, occupation and habitual residence of the witnesses.

(Law 61.025, article 35)

(Law No. 61.025)

The national coordination authority is the Ministry of Interior and Decentralisation (Municipal Ordinance, 24 August 1960, articles 94–242)

– Date, time and place of death;

– Surname, forename, sex, date and place of birth (approximate age when the date of birth cannot be indicated), occupation and domicile of the deceased;

– Surname, forename, profession and domicile of the deceased’s father and mother;

– Surname and given name of the spouse, if the deceased person is married;

– Where applicable, surname, forename, age, occupation and domicile of the declarant, and degree of relationship with the deceased or the circumstance that the declarant was present at the time of death.

(Law 61-025, article 30)