Civil status data is rarely disclosed to third parties
Civil status data is rarely disclosed to third parties
"My father lives with his partner. I didn't know he had remarried and I don't know if this is true. I didn't know that he had remarried and I don't know if this is true. And how can I be sure of the answer if the marriage took place abroad?
Robert
First and foremost, it is important to know that each canton defines civil registry districts according to the level of occupancy, so that civil registrars can carry out their duties properly.
It should also be noted that there are Swiss representations abroad that collaborate in the recording of data, particularly for events that occur outside Swiss territory.
Data relating to people's civil status is processed by the Civil Status Register. In particular, birth, death, citizenship, marriage, dissolution of marriage, adoption, gender reassignment and partnership registration are recorded there, without delay once they have been duly established.
Marriages are registered in the district where they were celebrated. If a marriage has taken place abroad, persons of Swiss nationality or having a link with our country are obliged to report the occurrence of civil status events concerning them to the competent Swiss representation abroad. This representation then notifies the civil status register of the relevant district. Only when the supervisory authority in the canton of origin of the persons concerned has carried out all the necessary checks on the validity of the marriage will it instruct the civil registrar to register it.
However, civil registry employees are bound by official secrecy and are not authorised to divulge data to third parties unless expressly authorised by law, such as the automatic communication to the guardianship authority of the recognition of a minor child.
Personal data may also be disclosed at the request of an individual if there is a direct interest worthy of protection and if obtaining the data from the persons concerned is impossible or manifestly unreasonable.
In other words, this information is very rarely disclosed to anyone other than the individuals concerned.
