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Advice and assistance in establishing paternity

  • Partnerschaft und Familie 



    	    

		    
Procedure

            			
Make an appointment with the local social center. The appointment can also take place at home if you wish. 

A written application to the local social center is sufficient for the guardianship. Upon receipt of the application, the Youth Welfare Office immediately becomes the child's guardian. The Youth Welfare Office at the place of residence of the applicant parent is responsible.

			
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More information
The Youth Welfare Office also does the following: 


  • The Youth Welfare Office advises and supports you in asserting maintenance claims.
  • The Youth Welfare Office certifies paternity acknowledgments and consents of the mother and legal representatives, maintenance claims, declarations of custody for joint custody and maternity acknowledgments.
  • The Youth Welfare Office issues certificates for unmarried mothers stating that there is no entry in the custody register and that the mother therefore has sole custody. This is the so-called negative certificate.