Processes

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• Acknowledgement of being a parent
  Acknowledgement is an official act that establishes a link of paternity, maternity, or co-maternity between a person and a child. Acknowledgement is made at the civil registry office of a…
• Register the birth/adoption of a child in the Walloon Region
  From the birth of your child, you have 15 days to register the birth at the municipality in which they were born, so that they can be entered into the population register. If the child was not born…
• Residing in a nursing home or residential care home
  If you can no longer live alone and home help is no longer sufficient, you may consider moving into a nursing home (NH) or a residential care home (RCH).   These homes offer: secure and stable…
• Getting married in the Walloon Region
  Anyone wishing to get married must submit a declaration at least 14 days before the marriage date to the civil registrar at the place of residence of one of the two future spouses. Marriage creates a…
• Registering a stillbirth
  To apply for a stillbirth certificate, the parents must submit a joint declaration to the civil registrar in the place where the birth occurred. The parents may give the child one or more first names…
• How can I find out whether a deceased person had a last will and testament that has not been declared to the municipality?
  In Belgium, wills can be registered in the Central Register of Wills (registre central des testaments, CRT), which is managed by Fednot. Last wills and testaments can be entrusted to a notary, who…