Montenegro Civil Registration

Online Collections

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast - index & images ($)

Offices to Contact
Birth and death records are in a national database available from the civil registrars throughout Montenegro.

Marriage records are currently only at the civil registry where the marriage happened.

Divorce judgments are available from the district court (okruzni sud) which decided the case.

Basic courts are established as: 1) Basic Court in Bar – for the territory of the municipality of Bar 2) Basic Court in Berane – for the territory of the municipalities of Berane, Andrijevica and Petnjica 3) Basic Court in Bijelo Polje – for the territory of the municipalities of Bijelo Polje and Mojkovac 4) Basic Court in Danilovgrad – for the territory of the municipality of Danilovgrad 5) Basic Court in Žabljak – for the territory of the municipalities of Žabljak and Šavnik 6) Basic Court in Kolašin – for the territory of the municipality of Kolašin 7) Basic Court in Kotor – for the territory of the municipalities of Kotor, Budva and Tivat 8) Basic Court in Nikšić – for the territory of the municipalities of Nikšić and Plužine 9) Basic Court in Plav – for the territory of the municipality of Plav and Gusinje 10) Basic Court in Pljevlja – for the territory of the municipality of Pljevlja 11) Basic Court in Podgorica – for the territory of the Capital of Podgorica 12) Basic Court in Rožaje – for the territory of the municipality of Rožaje 13) Basic Court in Ulcinj – for the territory of the municipality of Ulcinj 14) Basic Court in Herceg Novi – for the territory of the municipality of Herceg Novi 15) Basic Court in Cetinje – for the territory of the municipality of Cetinje

Historical Background
During WWII, many records, particularly in Montenegro, were destroyed and were reconstructed later.

The marriage certificate does not usually show if the marriage took place by proxy. Prior to May l0, 1946, marriage records were maintained by church authorities. After that, only civil marriages are legal.

Since May l0, l976, legal divorces are only available through the civil courts. Before that, divorces granted by church authorities were also considered legal.