Dear Citizens,
We are pleased about your interest in information regarding the registry office of the market town of Rimpar.
Here you will find some information and tips that we hope will be helpful to you.
However, due to the multitude of regulations in civil status law, it is unfortunately not possible for us to answer all questions in advance or to list every possible variant, for example in naming law or regarding intended marriages.
Should you have any specific questions or require further information, please feel free to contact our registrar, Ms. Losert, in person, by phone, or by email.
Your registry office
If you have decided to tie the knot, please note the following:
Responsible for registering the marriage is the registrar of the place of residence. If the fiancés have different places of residence, they can choose between the respective registry offices.
Would you like to get married in Rimpar, but live in another town?
This is easily possible if you inform your local registrar of births, deaths, and marriages right when you register your marriage. In this case, the registrar of your place of residence will accept your registration and forward it to us after the review is complete.
Please note that if the locations for registration and the wedding ceremony are different, in addition to the „registration fee,“ the fee for the wedding ceremony will also apply.
In principle, both fiancés should be present at the registry office when registering the marriage. However, a fiancé who is unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts can also authorize their partner to make the registration by means of a declaration of accession (form available at the Rimpar registry office).
During the registration of the marriage, the possible choice of surnames in marriage, the date, and details for the wedding ceremony are discussed.
The registration of the marriage is valid for half a year and, for organizational reasons, should take place no later than one week before the planned marriage.
The registration of the marriage primarily serves to check for any impediments to marriage; that is, the registrar checks whether (solely from a legal perspective) anything stands in the way of your happiness, such as a blood relationship or an existing, not yet dissolved marriage. This check is required by law and serves primarily to protect the engaged couple.
For this reason, documents must be brought along when registering the marriage, the type and scope of which depend on the individual case.
There are no standard cases here; rather, marital status, nationality, and other factors are decisive.
Please understand that we must refer you to submit an individual inquiry.
We are happy to provide information by phone or issue an information sheet detailing the necessary documents during a personal visit.
If you have a specific desired date, we recommend having it reserved in advance if necessary.
If the examination of the documents submitted by you has shown that nothing stands in the way of your happiness, the marriage can be solemnized.
Here we would like to point out that wedding ceremonies are generally only performed during our regular office hours, although exceptions are possible.
The wedding ceremony itself usually takes about 20 – 30 minutes. Guests are always welcome here. Our wedding room, located in the Julius Echter Tower of Grumbach Castle, has seating for the bridal couple and witnesses, plus 14 additional seats and standing room.
At the request of the bride and groom, one or two witnesses to the marriage may be involved; however, this has no longer been mandatory since July 1, 1998.
The witnesses must be of legal age and, like the bridal couple themselves, be able to identify themselves.
Photography during the marriage ceremony is permitted, and video recordings must be discussed in advance with the registrar.
If you wish to marry abroad, registering the marriage in Germany is not necessary.
Regarding the documents to be submitted, it is best to check with the embassy of the respective country or directly with the foreign registrar on site. This is the best way to ensure that the marriage does not fail due to missing paperwork.
Dear newlyweds,
In your own interest, we kindly ask you to take care of the following after your marriage:
If your previous apartment or place of residence changes due to marriage, you must register the move at the responsible residents' registration office of the new place of residence.
In Rimpar is located the residents' registration office at the town hall, Schloßberg 1, room 208.
If you are an employee or wage earner, please contact your responsible tax office regarding the choice of your tax class.
Please also note that in the event of a change of apartment or place of residence, the identity card or passport must also be updated at the responsible passport office.
If your last name changes due to marriage, the issuance of a new identity card and passport is required.
In Rimpar is located the Passport office at the Town Hall, Schloßberg 1, room 208.
After the marriage, we also ask you to note that you must also have your vehicle registration document and vehicle title changed by the responsible vehicle registration office.
The responsible vehicle registration office for Rimpar is located at Würzburg District Office, Zeppelinstraße 15, 97074 Würzburg, Phone: 0931 8003-0.
Furthermore, you should also notify your employer, your health insurance provider, insurance companies, banks or (building) savings banks, and other entities that require your correct name and address (e.g., the post office, newspapers, publishers, etc.) of the changes resulting from your marriage.
If you are a property owner or homeowner, please also notify the competent land registry office of the change.
Also check your insurance policies to see if any insurance has become unnecessary as a result of the marriage because your spouse has taken out the same insurance, and whether a dowry insurance policy might be paid out.
If applicable, you can prematurely terminate your installment savings agreements or premium savings agreements, etc., due to marriage without losing the bonus.
You can obtain detailed information from your bank or savings bank.
When registering the birth of a child, please note the following:
The birth of a child must be reported to the registry office in the district where the child is born. This applies regardless of the parents’ place of residence or nationality.
Under current regulations, a child must be registered with the civil registry office responsible for the place of birth within one week of birth.
The report must be made orally and in person and can be submitted by the following persons:
– each parent of the child, if they have custody rights,
– any other person who was present at the birth or who has firsthand knowledge of the matter.
In the case of births in hospitals or other facilities providing maternity care, the operator of the facility is responsible for the notification.
– Birth certificate from the midwife
– Declaration on the first name(s) and, if applicable, the surname(s) of the child
- ID card of the complainant
Furthermore
In children, whose parents are married are
Marriage certificate or certified copy from the parents' marriage register
– Marriage certificate (if parents married abroad)
In children, whose parents are not married to each other are
– Birth certificate of the mother
- certified copy from the marriage register of the most recent marriage (if the mother is divorced)
If a Paternity acknowledgment already submitted was
– Birth certificate of the father
– certified copy of the acknowledgment of paternity
If the Father married is, additionally
– certified copy from the marriage register of his marriage
If the Father divorced is, additionally
– final divorce decree
Should that Acknowledgment of paternity only after the birth of the child are submitted, a joint personal appearance of both parents at the registry office is necessary. This must take place no later than 10 days after the birth of the child.
ethnic German resettlers additionally require
– the registration certificate, – the displaced person's ID card,
- the identity card and, if applicable
– the certificate of name change
For the birth registration, we also ask you to note
Foreign-language documents must be translated by a sworn interpreter. The original and the translation must be submitted.
Foreign nationals must prove their nationality by presenting a passport or certificate of nationality.
If the complainant does not understand the German language, a Interpreter be brought along.
Important
Depending on the individual case, further documents may be required.
We therefore recommend that you contact the registry office by phone in advance.
The state was not always responsible for maintaining the civil status registers.
Well into the 19th century, until the separation of church and state, this was exclusively the responsibility of the church.
The uniform principles that are standard today for the civil registration of family events were introduced in 1876 with the first Civil Status Act (PStG).
As a result, the responsibility for certifying documents was transferred from parish offices to civil authorities.
Since the introduction of a uniform legal system for civil registry records on January 1, 1876, civil registrars have been recording the births, marriages, and deaths of every citizen.
The Registry Office is with you from cradle to grave.
A civil registry district is generally comprised of one municipality, though in some cases it may consist of several. The Civil Status Act itself has been amended several times since its enactment, most recently on January 1, 2009. A corresponding extension—the so-called “Notice Regulation,” which was enacted in 1925—introduced the mandatory exchange of information between the various civil registry offices.
The family register, which was in use until December 31, 2008, was introduced in 1937. However, it was abolished in 1944 as part of wartime regulations and not reintroduced until 1958. The „Aufgebot“—the public announcement of an intended marriage—which was repealed on July 1, 1998, was in fact a relic from the imperial era.
If you wish to leave the church, please note the following:
A person may only declare their withdrawal from a religious community at the civil registry office in the jurisdiction where they have their primary or secondary residence.
Withdrawal can only be declared in person at the registry office. Sending a written notice to the registry office is not valid.
The only exception: a personal statement or a notarized signature (this withdrawal takes effect on the day it is received by the civil registry office)
To leave the church, the following documents must be submitted:
– ID card or passport
– Copy of the marriage record
– (if the person making the declaration is married, widowed, or divorced) or
– Birth certificate
While not strictly required, it makes the registry office’s job easier if the person making the declaration can provide the date and place of the baptism.
The resignation takes effect on the date of the declaration.
The obligation to pay church tax ends at the end of the month in which the declaration was filed.
If you are mourning the death of a loved one, please note the following:
The death of a person must be reported to the civil registration office in whose district the death occurred or the deceased was found.
The deceased's last place of residence or habitual residence is not relevant.
The death of a person must be reported to the appropriate civil registry office (see 1.) no later than the third business day following the death.
Oral report:
The following individuals may report a death verbally:
– any person who lived in the same household as the deceased,
– the person in whose home the death occurred
– any other person who was present at the time of death or who has personal knowledge of the death.
Written notice:
If a funeral home has been commissioned to file the report, it may also submit the report in writing.
In the event of a death in a hospital, retirement home, or nursing home, the operator of that facility is required to report it.
If you have hired a funeral home to handle the arrangements following a death, they will generally inform you of the necessary documents.
Under „normal circumstances,“ the following documents are required for notarization:
– Death certificate (issued by the doctor who determined the death)
- ID cards of the deceased and the informant
– Documents concerning the personal details of the deceased
- (birth or marriage certificate, family record book)
– Proof of residence by means of a registration confirmation from the municipality of residence, identity card or similar.
No fees are charged for the registration of the death itself; only the issuance of death certificates is subject to a fee (currently €12.00 per certificate).
Certainly the most common point of contact with the registry office is requesting certificates. To ensure you receive the certificates you need as quickly and easily as possible, here are a few notes:
Birth certificates, certified copy from the birth register
are available from the registry office that registered the birth.
If you were born in Würzburg, for example, but live in Rimpar, you can only obtain a birth certificate or a certified copy from the birth register from the Würzburg registry office, because your birth record is kept there.
Marriage certificates, certified copy from the marriage register
is only available from the registry office where the marriage took place.
Civil partnership certificate, certified copy from the civil partnership register
available at the registry office where the civil partnership was registered.
Death certificates, certified copy from the death register
are also only available from the registry office that registered the death.
Certificates can only be requested by persons to whom the content refers, as well as their direct ancestors or descendants (i.e., parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, etc.).
You can collect certificates from us in person (please be sure to bring your ID), by phone, in writing, or also via the Citizen service portal order electronically.
In the case of telephone, written, or electronic orders, the fee must be paid in advance to one of our following accounts, stating the purpose of payment: Bank details: Please note this on your certificate request.
Once the fee has been credited to our account, the requested certificate(s) will be sent.
The fees for birth, marriage, and death certificates are currently 12.00 euros each, as is every certified copy of a register.
