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Legal and Regulatory References
- Law No. 28 of 1967 dated 30 June 1967 establishing the family record book, as amended and supplemented by subsequent texts.
- Prime Minister’s Circular No. 15 dated 14 February 1989 on simplifying procedures related to civil status documents.
Eligibility Conditions
A divorced wife may request a duplicate family record book if she has not remarried and has been granted custody by court order.
A widow may keep custody of it unless a contrary judgment has been issued.
Required Documents
Submit a file containing the following documents:
- Loss certificate
- Passport-style photo of the head of the family
- Copy of the husband’s national ID card
- Marriage extract
- Birth extracts for both spouses
- Birth extracts for the other family members
- Fee due for the family record book
Where to Submit the File
- Civil Status Office at the municipality or municipal district.
- Civil Status Office at the consulate or embassy.
Where to Receive the Service
- Civil Status Office at the municipality or municipal district.
- Civil Status Office at the consulate or embassy.
Processing Time
Note 1: Any entry in the family record book can only be made by an authorized civil status officer. No other person may add amendments or notes.
Note 2: If the head of the family who keeps the book dies or is deprived of civil rights by judgment, the right to keep the book returns to the wife unless a judgment states otherwise.
Note 3: Civil status documents extracted from the family record book have, by law, the same evidentiary value as those extracted from the original register.
Note 4: Anyone who intentionally uses documents issued based on a family record book containing incomplete or incorrect information is punishable by one year of imprisonment and a fine of 240 dinars.