patronymic. The origin of an individual so registered is determined by the rules of the Family
Code of Ukraine.
2. The state registration of the birth of a child is performed upon the written or oral application of
the parents or one of the parents at the place of birth of the child or the place of residence of the
parents.
If state registration is performed in the place of residence of both parents or one of them, then at
the parents’ request the child’s place of birth can be recorded either as the factual place of birth
or as the place of residence of both parents or one of them.
If the parents are deceased, or if they are not able, for other reasons, to register the fact of birth of
a child, then state registration is performed at the request of relatives, other people, or a
representative of the healthcare institution where the child was born or where the child is placed.
3. The state registration of the birth of a child is to be performed no later than one month after
the birth, but in the case of a stillbirth, no later than three days after delivery.
4. The basis for performing the state registration of the birth of a child is […] approved by the
central state authority in the field of healthcare by documents certifying the fact of the birth of a
child.
If the child is born outside of a hospital, the document certifying the fact of the birth of a child is
issued by a hospital which has examined the mother and her child. If no hospital has examined
the mother and her child, the document certifying the fact of the birth of a child is issued by a
medical consultative commission.
In the case of the absence of a document issued by a hospital or a medical consultative
commission able to certify the fact of the birth of a child, the basis for registration of birth is a
court judgment establishing the fact of the birth.
7. State registration of the birth of a child who has been left at a hospital or other healthcare
institution, abandoned or found, is performed by the body for registration of civil status acts with
the state at the request of the guardianship authority.
The first name, second name and patronymic of a child whose parents are unknown, as well as
information about his or her parents, are recorded on the basis of a decision by the guardianship
authority.
8. The state registration of the birth of a child older than one year is performed by the body of
state registration of civil status acts located in the place of residence of the child at the request of
the parents of the child or other interested persons, supplemented by a document certifying the
fact of birth, that the child is registered with a healthcare authority, and a document from the
child’s place of residence.
If a child is older than 16 years, the state registration of the child’s birth can be done at the
child’s request, supplemented by the child’s passport as a citizen of Ukraine.
Article 19: Reissuing certificates of the state registration of civil status acts
1. Reissuing certificates of the state registration of civil status acts, the original of which has
been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, is performed by the bodies of state registration of civil
status acts at the request of a person in whose name the record was made, or of said person’s
parents, adoptive parents, guardians, trustees, or representatives of healthcare institutions,
educational or other child care institutions where the child lives on a permanent basis, or at the
request of the guardian authority.
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