Birth: acknowledge paternity at the registry office and determine paternity
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Partnerschaft und Familie
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Geburt
Procedure
The relevant declarations must be made in person at the registry office.
Paternity of a child can be acknowledged by public certification at a registry office, youth welfare office or notary. The required declarations of consent (mother, child or official guardian, if applicable) are also publicly notarized.
A declaration to determine joint custody is only possible at youth welfare offices and notaries.
