The Service: Representation in Birth Registration
A child's birth is a precious but administratively loaded period: medical documents, deadlines, correct completion of the application and receipt of the certificate. This service is designed for parents and anyone who needs the birth-registration procedure carried end-to-end by a professional hand: the Legal.ge team assesses your situation, prepares the documentation, represents you before the civil acts registration body and delivers the ready certificate — so that new parents can stay with family matters.
Representation matters most in non-standard cases: the child was born outside a medical facility or in another state, the medical certificate has not been submitted, or the registration has been delayed. In these situations the rules change, and a mistake can cost you time.
Birth Registration: Who It Covers and What Documents (Articles 20–22)
By law, birth is a fact of legal significance subject to mandatory registration by the civil acts registration body. The conditions of registration are defined by Article 22: the body registers the birth of a citizen of Georgia, of the child born abroad to a stateless person holding status in Georgia, and of a child born in Georgia.
As for confirming documents, Article 21 names: the medical certificate of birth; the decision of an authorised body on establishing the fact of birth at a particular time and in particular circumstances; and a birth-confirming document issued by an authorised body of another state on the basis of that state's legislation. The Minister of Justice may define further documents by order — which is why we verify the document list in advance for every case.
Who Applies and Within Which Deadlines; the Electronic Medical Certificate (Articles 23–24)
Article 23 defines the duty to apply and the deadlines. Where the child was born in a medical facility, the application falls on the head of the facility or an authorised person — within 5 working days of the birth. A parent applies to the civil acts registration body within 1 month of the child's birth; that deadline is the parent's business, and exceeding it triggers additional procedures.
Special cases are regulated too: where the child was born outside a facility without medical assistance, the application falls to a person authorised by the municipality mayor; where the person whose birth is unregistered is in the care of the guardianship and care body or an educational institution — to that body or the institution's head. Article 24 establishes that the medical certificate of birth is submitted to the agency only in electronic form — material form is admissible only in cases foreseen by a joint order. This means that communication with the medical side and the dispatch of the certificate is often the crux of the problem — and that is exactly where we step in.
Name, Entry of Parents and the Personal Number (Articles 25–27)
The rule for determining the child's name, surname and place of birth is established by an order of the Minister of Justice. If the authorised person does not declare a name for the child, the registration body assigns a name — taking the child's sex into account — through a special electronic program, from names characteristic of the respective sex recorded in the agency database, by random selection. That is why the choice of name must be settled before registration.
The entry of parents is governed by Article 26: the origin of a child from married parents is established by the spouses' joint application or by one spouse's application, together with documents confirming the child's birth and the parents' marriage; where the father has died, the child is considered born of married parents if born no later than 10 months after the father's death. For unmarried parents, origin is established by the parents' joint application; where no application or court decision on establishing paternity exists, the father's data are not entered in the record. Where registration proceeded on the application of one parent in marriage, the other parent may contest the data entered in the record within 1 year from learning of the registration.
The personal number is assigned at birth registration and is the person's unique identification data, whose change is inadmissible except in cases directly provided by legislation. Therefore the correctness of the data entered at registration must be verified from the very start.
Found Child and Stillborn Child (Articles 28–29)
The basis for registering the birth of a found child is the application of the guardianship and care body, which must indicate the child's name, surname, presumed date and place of birth; the application must be accompanied by a medical conclusion on establishing the child's age. The registration of a stillborn child proceeds under the ordinary rules: the death of a stillborn child is not registered, and the stillborn child's name and surname are not entered in the record. These are sensitive situations, and they must be carried through with maximum precision and minimal burden on the parents — our team takes that on.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions we hear most often about birth registration:
Within what period must the registration take place?
The medical facility must apply within 5 working days of the birth; a parent's application period is 1 month from the birth. If delayed, registration remains possible, but the procedure changes and requires additional documentation.
How does it work for unmarried parents?
The origin of a child from unmarried parents is established by the parents' joint application and a document confirming the birth. Where no application exists and there is no court decision on establishing paternity, the father's data are not entered in the birth record.
Can a child born abroad be registered?
Yes — the civil acts registration body registers the birth of the child of a citizen of Georgia and of a stateless person holding status in Georgia born abroad. The confirming document is one issued by an authorised body of another state.
What if we do not declare a name?
If at registration the authorised person does not declare a name for the child, the body assigns one — considering the child's sex — through a special electronic program, by random selection from names characteristic of the respective sex. That is why the name must be decided before registration.
How We Help on Legal.ge
Contact us on Legal.ge: we will assess your case and the deadlines; prepare the complete documentation package; control the electronic dispatch of the medical certificate; represent you before the registration body and collect the certificate. A birth is a family celebration; its administrative side is our job.