crvs:Family Register

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A record that tracks a family unit over time, centered on a head of household. Members are reached through the linked Family, which exposes GroupMembership entries for each person with their role (head, spouse, child, etc.) and entry or exit dates. Distinct from the event-based acte tradition: family registers (koseki in Japan, hukou in China, livret de famille in France) maintain a running view of the family as vital events occur. Status captures whether the register is active, closed, split, or merged.

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Properties

Property Type Definition
Issuing authority from CivilStatusDocument string The organization or government body that issued the document or credential.
Issue date from CivilStatusDocument date The date on which this record or document was issued.
Family concept:Group includes Household, Family, Farm
The family group tracked by a family register. Modeled as a Group so that household-level and family-level concepts can share structure.
Head of household concept:crvs/Person includes Parent
The person designated as head of the family register, around whom the register is organized. Terminology and legal significance vary (koseki hittosha in Japan, hu zhu in China, chef de famille in French-inspired systems).
Register number string
The unique number that identifies the family register within its issuing jurisdiction.
Register authority concept:Location
The authority that maintains the family register. Typically a municipal or ward-level civil registration office.
Creation date date
The date on which the family register was created, typically at marriage, at the birth of the first child, or when a new household is administratively constituted.
Family register status string (crvs/family-register-status)
The lifecycle status of the family register: active, closed, split into multiple registers, or merged with another. Tracks how vital events reshape the register over time.

Evidence

Standard Equivalent Match
OpenCRVS v2 event service No v1 equivalent none
OpenCRVS v2 is event-record centric and has no concept of a family register (livret de famille, koseki, hukou). Families are not modelled as a tracked unit.

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