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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Recognition of paternity


A declaration acknowledging paternity of a child and the mother's declaration of consent can be notarized at any registry office, youth welfare office or notary's office. Paternity can be recognized effectively if there is no paternity of another man to this child. The acknowledgment of paternity and the mother's declaration of consent are notarized in public form.

Recognition of paternity is possible even before the child is born.

Under German law, the woman who gave birth to the child is the mother of the child. Recognition of maternity is generally not required. If recognition of maternity or a declaration of consent by a legal representative is required, these must also be notarized by a registry office, the youth welfare office or a notary's office.

If the mother's or father's home country law requires recognition of maternity, this can also be notarized. The same rules apply as for acknowledgment of paternity.

Who should I contact?

Responsible authorities


Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Jugend
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Vanessa Klaas
Telephone: 05931 44-1459
Room:
E 459
responsible for:
Julia König
Telephone: 05931 44-1959
Room:
E 459
responsible for:

Competent authority

The responsibility lies with the municipality, the Joint Community and the city.

Requirements

  • The acknowledgement and consent must be publicly notarized.
  • The acknowledgement of paternity can be submitted to any municipal office, youth welfare office or notary's office.
  • The acknowledgment is not subject to receipt and does not require acceptance by a specific registry office or other authority to be effective.
  • The prohibition of abusive acknowledgement of paternity pursuant to § 1597a applies. BGB
  • Recognition of paternity of a child is not effective as long as the paternity of another man exists (blocking effect).
  • Recognition subject to a condition or time limit is ineffective.
  • There must be no effective revocation by the acknowledging party.
  • Recognition requires the consent of the mother.
  • Recognition also requires the consent of the child if the mother is not entitled to parental custody in this respect.
  • The effectiveness of the declaration of acknowledgment of paternity is not dependent on the actual parentage relationship; (legal) paternity is established solely through the effective submission of the declaration of acknowledgment and all necessary declarations of consent. Paternity can also be acknowledged before the child is born.
  • Anyone with limited legal capacity can only acknowledge paternity themselves, but requires the consent of their legal representative. In the case of legally incompetent persons, the legal representative can acknowledge with the approval of the family court; if the legal representative is a guardian, the approval of the guardianship court is required.
  • The same regulations apply to the mother's consent.
  • For a legally incompetent child or a child who is not yet 14 years old, only the legal representative can consent to the acknowledgment.
  • Acknowledgements or consents cannot be declared by an authorized person.

Which documents are required?

Proof of identity (e.g. identity card, passport, ID card)

What are the fees?

Fee: free of charge
Recognition of paternity and declarations of consent at the registry office

Process flow

The acknowledgment of paternity and the declaration of consent can be submitted at any municipal office, youth welfare office or notary's office.

  • The acknowledging man declares that he is the father of the child.
  • The registrar must check the declaration of acknowledgment in order to prevent ineffective acknowledgments as far as possible.

In particular, the following is checked

  • The identity of the acknowledging party, the mother and the child
  • The legal capacity of the parties involved
  • Any previous status determinations
  • The registrar clarifies the legal consequences of the name.
  • The recognition is publicly notarized

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The declaration of recognition can be made for an unlimited period of time, even before the birth of the child (prenatal recognition) and after the child's death (post-mortem recognition), as well as for stillborn children.

Processing duration

  • Depending on the individual case

Appeal

  • Objection
  • Contestation
  • Declaratory proceedings

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)