The Inconsistency between Civil Status and Civil Registry Documents

Abstract

The present article aims to emphasize the potential inconsistencies which can occur in practice between a person’s civil status and the civil registry documents which prove the respective status. Jurisprudence in this domain shows that there are numerous situations when a person’s civil status is inconsistent with the civil status documents, an inconsistency which must be corrected. The lawmaker provides the necessary tools, such as rectification, when the civil status documents contain wrongful mentions, by way of administrative or civil action. In case an inconsistency occurs between the apparent civil status and the real one, the inconsistency must be corrected by legal action.