Copy (extract) of marital status
The civil registry is a department of the municipality. The civil registry creates and keeps official documents of important events. These documents are called deeds. Examples of deeds:
- birth certificate
- marriage certificate/divorce certificate
- death certificate
You can request a copy or extract of a deed from the municipality where the deed was created.
Are you a lawyer, notary public or work for a government agency? And do you need a copy of a civil status certificate from a citizen? Then you can use eHerkenning to request a copy of a civil status record.
Copy or extract
A transcript is a copy of the deed with a stamp and signature of the registrar. An abstract contains only the personal information.