Making Amendments, corrections and/or additions in civil status acts

Amendment to a civil status act means replacement of data in civil status act with new data.

Correction to a civil status act means replacement of incorrect data in a civil status act with correct data.

Addition to a civil status act  means addition of missing data to a civil status act .

An application for amendment, correction and/or addition in a civil status act may be filed by:

• a person who has a civil status act registered in their name;
• a parent, foster parent, guardian or a custodian if a civil status act is registered to a minor under 18;
• a person whose legal capacity has been restricted by a court decision and who has a  civil status act registered in their name, with the consent of their custodian. 
• a parent in the part of a  civil status act of a child which contains the data of the parent. 
• a foster parent in the part of a  civil status act of a foster child which contains the data of the foster parent.

Amendments, corrections and/or additions to a civil status act of a deceased person may be made based on the application of any person concerned