Lawyer’s request to the State registry office of records civil status

There are often situations where you need to obtain certain information or a document from a State registry office of records civil status, but you don't have time for a long wait or don't want to deal with bureaucratic procedures and the human factor involved in obtaining what you need. In such a case, a rational way to influence the situation is to submit a lawyer's request to the State registry office of records civil status. Thus, you delegate all the necessary actions in the legal field to your specialist. You only have to wait for the result, the receipt of which is significantly accelerated thanks to professional legal intervention.

If you are looking for a lawyer who can submit a request to the State registry office of records civil status to obtain the documents or information you need, then you've come to the right place. The team at the "Prikhodko&Partners" law firm includes such specialists.

What should you know about a lawyer's request?

A lawyer can submit a request to the State registry office of records civil status for any information necessary to provide legal assistance to a client. In particular, the most common cases where such requests are submitted are for the following reasons:

1. regarding the existence of civil status records;
2. regarding the content of such records;
3. regarding information about death, marriage registration or divorce;
4. regarding information about income and property.

The main restriction to be aware of in this area is the prohibition against obtaining restricted information.

Certificates and extracts from the State register of civil status records can be obtained from the State civil registry offices. Requesting archival certificates is also an option. This is relevant when the documents or information are more than 70 years old. Such documentation falls under the jurisdiction of archival institutions, not the civil registry offices, so the request must be submitted there.

What kind of documents can be obtained through a lawyer's request?

This refers to the following types of certificates:

• Birth certificate: to confirm the fact of birth.
• Marriage certificate: to confirm the fact of marriage registration. After divorce, only an extract is issued again.
• Divorce certificate: to confirm the dissolution of marriage.
• Certificate of name (surname) change: to confirm the change of name.
• Death certificate: to confirm the fact of death.

The documents listed may be required in a number of situations. Let's consider one example, when it comes to an extract regarding marriage registration, when the marriage itself has already been dissolved. Let's imagine the following scenario:

Example

The woman does not have the original marriage certificate from her first marriage. As of today, she has remarried and changed her surname again. During her first marriage, she completed her second higher education degree and received a diploma under the surname she was using at that time. This extract may be needed to prove that the diploma belongs to her. It will allow for the documented recording of cause-and-effect relationships and the sequence of certain events in a legal context.

Let's consider the issue of extracts in more detail.

Extracts and certificates

An extract from the State register of civil status acts contains complete data on the registration of a specific civil status act. It is often necessary to confirm certain legal facts and/or provide necessary evidence in court. For example, an extract regarding a maiden name can be important evidence when considering inheritance cases in court.

Separately, the issue of archival certificates should be addressed. These are provided for documents issued before 1945 or held in archival institutions. These certificates may also be required in many cases. One of them is the aforementioned inheritance cases, where it is necessary to prove family ties.

Equally common today are client requests for legal assistance in obtaining a second citizenship. Typically, this involves Romanian or Moldovan citizenship based on repatriation – that is, by descent. Such cases are quite relevant, considering that these countries offer the possibility of obtaining their citizenship as a second citizenship – that is, without renouncing one's existing citizenship. In this way, a person gains the full range of rights and opportunities available to an EU citizen. However, many people with the relevant ancestry are hindered by the lack of documentary proof. It is precisely through lawyers' requests to archival institutions that the necessary documents can be obtained to confirm Moldovan or Romanian roots.

So, as you can see from the examples above, extracts and certificates, as well as attestations, can be relevant in many situations. Therefore, if you need to expedite the receipt of such documents from State registry office of records civil status or archival institutions, please contact the specialists at the "Prikhodko&Partners" law firm. You can do this by filling out the feedback form on our website..