Cambodia Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
Ministry of Interior of the Royal Government of Cambodia General Department of Identification 275 Norodom Blvd Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Telephone: 023 721 905 023 726 052 023 721 190

E-mail: [mailto:info@interior.gov.kh info@interior.gov.kh]

Divorce The adjudicating jurisdiction for divorce lies with the People's Provincial or Municipal Court where a defendant resides.

Coverage and Compliance
A marriage between a man under 20 years and a woman under 18 years shall be voidable.

The People's Court shall reproduce copies of the dissolution of marriage which has been adjudicated void and then certify on the margin of the marriage certificate indicating that the marriage is void.

Information Recorded in the Records
Births

Certificates may include the following information:


 * Name
 * Place of birth
 * Date of birth
 * Gender
 * Names of parents

Marriages

The Chief or member of the People's Committee of the Commune or Section Registrar Office (in French "officer d'Etat Civil") must make a public announcement of the marriage ceremony by posting a publication at the house of the bride and at the office of Commune or Section in the jurisdiction where the bride resides. The publication shall contain the followings: 1. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the future husband and wife 2. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the parents of the future spouses (if father or mother deceased, it must be written down as "deceased") 3. timeliness of complaint