Most countries, and the embassies of many English-speaking countries (including the the United States of America) around the world call this type of registry “Civil Registry Office” or “Office of Civil Registry”; in many states of the United States, the corresponding agency is the “Office of Vital Records”.

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Furthermore, a publication of the judgment must appear in a newspaper of national circulation within eight days of the pronouncement. - Source: Foreigner's Guide to the Dominican Republic, Pellerano & Herrera Attorneys at Law, 1997. - http://www.usemb.gov.do/Consular/ACS/divorce_cause.htm;// Marriage Certificate: The wedding over, all that is left is to get your marriage certificate. This is obtained from the Registry Department, whose office is temporarily located at 33 Roebuck Street in Bridgetown. - http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/caribbean/barbados/index.sh... Trinidad: Registrar General's Office - The Red House, Abercromby Street - Port of Spain, Tel: (868) 623 2450 - Tobago: Registrar General's Office - Jerningham Street, Scarborough-http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/caribbean/trinidad_tobago/i... The Registrar's General Office:
Front Street, Turks & Caicos Islands
British West Indies
Tel: (+1)649-946-2800
Fax: (+1)649-946-2821 - http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/caribbean/turks_caicos/inde... Pursuant to Mexican law, the spouses, as in France, had a choice of several regimes and had elected before the clerk of the Office of Civil Registry, whose functions with regard to the agreement seem similar to those of a French notaire, to enter into a separate property agreement. - http://www.divorcenet.com/ca/ca-art41.html;// Embassies of the United States: Civil Registry Office: http://www.google.com.ve/search?q="Office" "Civil Registry" ... Australian Embassies: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... Embassies of the Philippines: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... Indonesia: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... India: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... New Zealand: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O...
http://www.chanrobles.com/republicactno8552.htm;//
http://www.brideagain.com/honeymoon.html;//
http://www.un.org/peace/etimor/DB/Db270301.htm
http://www.un.org/peace/etimor/DB/Db270301.htm
http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/caribbean/barbados/index.sh...
http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/caribbean/trinidad_tobago/i...
http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/caribbean/turks_caicos/inde...
Embassies of the United States: Civil Registry Office: http://www.google.com.ve/search?q="Office" "Civil Registry" ... Australian Embassies: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... Embassies of the Philippines: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... Indonesia: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... India: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O... New Zealand: http://www.google.com.ve/search?hl=es&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q="O...
http://hnb.dhs.vic.gov.au/commcare/yafs_ap.nsf/0/fad780c0f56...$FILE/CDIWorkshop2001.pdf; http://www.google.com.ve/search?q=cache:ufiBjqHLw3YJ:hnb.dhs...

or "record office" could it be. Depends upon yje country. Good luck, CaroD!
Re.: Collins Spanish Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470295-6