Certificate of miscarriage
On request, the competent registry office will issue a certificate of notification of a miscarriage.
Miscarriage is the term used to describe the fetus that showed no signs of life (heartbeat, pulsating umbilical cord, lung breathing) when separated from the womb, weighed less than 500 grams and did not reach the 24th week of pregnancy.
Upon request, the registry office can issue the complainant with a certificate in accordance with § 31 PStV on the notification of a miscarriage.
Who should I contact?
Responsible authorities
Samtgemeinde Lathen - Standesamt
Contact
- Lathen:
- Application for exemption from presentation of the certificate of marriageability for foreign nationals.
- Application for issuance of a German death certificate in case of death abroad
- Application for the issuance of a certificate of no impediment to marriage for German nationals, stateless persons, homeless foreigners or foreign refugees within the meaning of the Convention on the Status of Refugees with Habitual Residence in Germany
- Apply for a death certificate
- Applying for a civil partnership certificate
- Applying for a civil partnership certificate for a civil partnership entered into abroad
- Birth Indication
- Birth certificate issuance
- Birth certificate issuance at home birth
- Birth registers
- Certificate of miscarriage
- Death abroad - application for certification
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Declaration of the right to a name
- Declaration on the use of the name - Declaration on the use of the name of spouses without a domestic marriage or marriage entry
- Establishment of a civil partnership Notarisation
- Home Birth Ad
- Intended for deletion - marriage consummation with custodial partner
- Intended for deletion - marriage consummation with divorced or widowed partner
- Marriage consummation only for German citizens
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Marriage consummation with same-sex partner
- Multilingual form for issuing death certificates
- Notification of a death
- Register marriage
Competent authority
The responsibility lies with the registry office of the municipality, official or city administration
Requirements
There was a miscarriage, this was reported to the responsible registry office with the necessary documents.
The notification is only possible if you would have been entitled to personal care if the child was born alive, i.e. they were married to each other as parents at the time of birth or who made a joint declaration of custody as unmarried parents before the birth of the child. If neither applies, the right to apply lies solely with you as the mother.
Applications / forms
None
Which documents are required?
- A certificate of miscarriage issued by a doctor or midwife or obstetrician
- An identity card, passport or other recognized passport replacement document of the parents
- An indication of the intended surname and first name of the child
- Maternity record
- if applicable, certificate of burial of the miscarriage
What are the fees?
Fee: 10,00 EURPayment in advance: noIssuance of a certificate of notification of miscarriage
Process flow
Upon request, the registry office can issue the complainant with a certificate of miscarriage in accordance with § 31 PStV.
The notification must be made orally or in writing.
For the complete notification, a certificate of miscarriage issued by a doctor or midwife or an obstetrician is required.
An identity card, passport or other recognized passport replacement document of the parents.
An indication of the intended surname and first name of the child.
On the basis of the information, the registry office issues the certificate.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
None
Processing duration
- usually immediate issuance.
Legal basis
- §31 paragraph 2 sentence 4 PStV
Appeal
If the registry office rejects your application for a certificate of notification of miscarriage, you can apply to the competent court to order the registry office to issue you with the certificate.
