English translations of court, notarial and civil registry documents from Spain and Latin America, and Australian documents translated into Spanish.
Spanish documents come to us from Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and the rest of Latin America. Each country has its own courts and registries, and the same word can name a different thing from one country to the next.
Court names vary by country. Spain has the Juzgado de Primera Instancia, the Audiencia Provincial and the Tribunal Supremo; Mexico has the Juzgado de lo Familiar and state Tribunales Superiores de Justicia; Chile has Juzgados de Familia and the Corte Suprema. We keep the original court name next to the English so it is never confused with an Australian court of a similar sounding level.
Most people have two surnames, paternal then maternal, and documents may use one or both. We reproduce names in full and in the order shown. A notary (notario or escribano) in a civil law country holds a far larger role than an Australian notary public, so notarial deeds are translated with their formal openings, recitals and marginal notes intact. Margin annotations on civil records, often added years later, are translated rather than left out.
We translate Australian documents into Spanish for Spain or any Latin American country: divorce orders and certificates, powers of attorney, statutory declarations, police checks and company documents. Tell us which country the document is going to, so the terminology suits that country. Check with the receiving authority whether it also wants an apostille.
Latin American civil records are often issued as certified copies (copias certificadas) or as computer-printed extracts with a security code or QR code for online verification. Send the whole document, including the page with the code, as the translation reproduces it. If an older handwritten partida has a typed transcription attached, send both so they can be compared. Electronic apostilles issued as separate documents should be uploaded too.
We translate what your documents say. We do not advise on their legal effect, and we cannot confirm whether a particular court or agency will accept them. Please check requirements with the receiving body or your lawyer.
Yes. We translate documents from every Spanish-speaking country and keep each country's own court and registry names.
Yes. Apostilles, legalisation stamps and marginal notes are all translated as part of the document.
We use neutral formal Spanish and adjust terminology to the country you name, so tell us where the document will be used.
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