In Spain we used to have the same system, called "Libro de Familia". It was abolished years ago because it simply does not work in a world where people don't li

In Spain we used to have the same system, called "Libro de Familia". It was abolished years ago because it simply does not work in a world where people don't live in the same place their parents do, people can get divorced and remarry several times and shared custody is a thing. Nowadays each person has his own birth certificate, marriage contract and the like.