title: Decree of 14 November 1988.
abstract: This Decree amends Article 55 of the Haiti Civil Code to authorize the mother of a child to declare the birth of the child at the Civil Status Office if the father does not make the declaration. It also provides that, if the declaration is not made within two years of the month of delivery, an Officer of Civil Status may not enter the birth in the register unless a court authorizes the entry. Proof of civil status may be of any sort legally recognized. Further, the Decree requires all persons without birth certificates to regularize their civil status within five years of the promulgation of the Decree and requires a birth certificate to be produced for persons being baptized or "presented at the Temple."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001719:Birth Certificates; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003906:Developing Countries; D006205:Haiti; D007843:Latin America; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009656:North America; D011154:Population Characteristics; D012106:Research; D014798:Vital Statistics
keywords: Americas; Birth Records--legal aspects; Caribbean; Developing Countries; Haiti; Latin America; Laws And Statutes; North America; Population Statistics; Research Methodology; Vital Statistics