Our employees only speak German in the office and on the phone.

Bremerhaven Magistrates’ Court Amtsgericht Bremerhaven

+49 471 596 13680
+49 471 596 13696
Nordstraße 10, 27580 Bremerhaven
Website
office@amtsgericht-bremerhaven.bremen.de

Opening hours

Mo-Fr 09:00 - 12:00

In-person and telephone consultation hours.

Di-Do 09:00 - 12:00

In-person and telephone consultation hours.

Exceptions to this:

Opening hours of the Land Registry and the Department for Foreclosure and Compulsory Administration Matters:

In-person and telephone opening hours:
Tue–Thu: 09:00–12:00

Opening hours of the Probate Court:

Telephone opening hours:
Mon, Tue, Thu: 09:00 – 12:00

In-person visits are only possible by prior appointment.
General information
Postal address: PO Box 210140, 27522 Bremerhaven
- Bus stop when approaching from the north: “Krüselstraße”
  
  Bus routes: 502, 505, 506, 508
- Bus stop when coming from the south: “Alte Kirche”
  
  Routes: 502, 505, 506, 508 and CL
Head: Stefanie Wulff, President of the Magistrates’ Court
Press spokesperson: Benjamin Bünemann, Vice-President of the Local Court, Tel. +49 471 596 10971
Legally compliant e-communication: find out more at https://egvp.justiz.de/

Our services

Adoption of a child after placement by the youth welfare office

Adoption as a child (adoption) is pronounced by the family court at the request of the adopter.
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Annulment of marriage

If you think that your marriage is not legal, you can apply for annulment of your marriage.
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Application for divorce of a marriage

If you want to end your marriage, you can ask for a divorce of your marriage.
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Application for surrender of the child by way of temporary injunction (summary proceedings)

Personal custody includes the right to demand the child's surrender from anyone who withholds the child from the parents or a parent.
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Apply for adoption of an adult

If you want to adopt a person who is of age, you and the person to be adopted can apply for this at the family court.
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Assertion of a claim for the distribution of household goods in the case of separated partners

If you are married or in a registered civil partnership but living separately, you can request a distribution of household goods for the period of separation.
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Assertion of the right to maintenance of the mother of a child born out of wedlock

You, as a non-married mother, can claim alimony from the child's father on the occasion of the birth of the common child.
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Cancellation or "divorce" of the civil partnership

If you want to end your civil partnership, you can apply for dissolution of your civil partnership.
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Claiming child support in a faster, simpler court process

For a minor child of separated parents, reasonable maintenance may be required from the dependent party.
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Claiming divorce maintenance

If you are legally divorced and you are unable to support yourself, you can claim reasonable maintenance from your former spouse.
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Court order in case of endangerment of the child's property

If you become aware that a child's assets are at risk, especially from his or her parents or a parent, report this to the family court at the district court.
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Enforcement of alimony during the separation phase

If you are married or in a registered civil partnership but living separately, you can demand reasonable maintenance from your partner even before the divorce.
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Family - Application for interim measures Protection against violence

You can apply to the competent district court (family court) for a temporary injunction - protection against violence.
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Family - cancellation of appointment (also in case of arrangement of personal appearance)

If you are summoned to an appointment at the family court and are unable to attend you can cancel the appointment by telephone. Please note that a medical certificate is required if you are ordered to appear in person. Otherwise you will be fined.
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Family - duplicate of a judgment / decision (divorce, custody, child support)

You can apply in writing to the competent local court (family court) for a further copy/certified copy/simple copy of the judgment/decision with a note on its legal force.
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Family - Legal aid

If your personal and financial circumstances mean that you cannot afford the costs of legal proceedings, can only afford them in part or only in installments, you will receive legal aid on application if the intended legal action or legal defense offers sufficient prospect of success and does not…
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Land register - apply for an extract from the land register

Owners or entitled persons may apply to the competent land registry office in person or by written application for the issuance of an extract from the land register.
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Land register - inspection of the land files

Owners or entitled persons may apply for inspection of land records in person or in writing at the competent land registry office.
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Land registry - cancellation of rights in the land register

Rights registered in the second and third sections of the land register shall be cancelled only upon request.
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Land registry - change of name in the land register

If your name has changed, e.g. due to a marriage, you can have the entry in the land register corrected accordingly.
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Land registry - succession in the land register

Upon the death of an owner, the land register becomes incorrect. The heirs or, if applicable, the executor are obliged to apply for the land register correction and to obtain all documents for the proof of succession.
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Order of parental custody in case of endangerment of the child's welfare

The proceedings are initiated ex officio by the competent family court, in particular on the basis of suggestions by the youth welfare office, which in turn acts on the basis of reports from neighbors, educators, teachers or relatives, for example.
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Probate - Application for a certificate of inheritance

Proof of inheritance can be provided in the form of a certificate of inheritance, which is issued by the probate court upon application. The application must be notarized by a notary of your choice, your local court or the competent probate court.
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Probate - disclaimer of an inheritance

Anyone who does not wish to be an heir must disclaim the inheritance in due time and form
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Probate - Will - Official custody and return

You can submit a handwritten will to the local court for special official safekeeping. Notarized wills are placed directly in the special official custody of the local court by the certifying notary. The testator does not need to be involved in this process.
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Probate - will opening after the occurrence of the succession

After the death of the testator, the probate court must formally open all dispositions of death (including revoked or ineffective ones) ex officio (wills and inheritance contracts).
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Remaining of a child with a caregiver

You are a foster carer and the natural parents want to take the child back with them? Then you can apply to the family court for the child to stay with you.
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Supervision - Change of supervisor

At the request of a party to the proceedings, a change of guardian may be carried out
Supervision - final activity upon termination

At the end of the procedure, closing activities are to be carried out by the supervisor.
Support - Application for the establishment of a support procedure

You can request the establishment of a legal guardianship procedure at the competent local court - guardianship court. The person concerned has the right to file an application.
Support - Sale of property / property transactions

The guardian requires the approval of the guardianship court to dispose of a property (sale) or a right to a property (e.g. encumbrance by land charges).
Support - Termination of lease

The execution of the notice of termination by the guardian requires the approval of the guardianship court.

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Updated on 22.09.2026