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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.

Maternity recognition


A declaration recognizing the maternity of a child can be recorded at any registry office, at youth welfare offices and before notaries.

Recognition of maternity only applies in cases where the parentage of a child of unmarried parents is governed by the law of the country in which the child has its habitual residence or, alternatively, by the mother's home law.

If the mother's or father's home country law requires a maternity acknowledgement, this will be publicly notarized. The same rules apply as for acknowledgment of paternity.

Competent authority

The responsibility lies with the municipalities, the joint municipalities and the city.

Requirements

  • The recognition must be publicly notarized.
  • Recognition of maternity can be submitted to any municipal office, youth welfare office or notary.
  • Recognition and consent are not subject to receipt and do not require acceptance by a specific registry office or other authority to be effective.
  • Recognition of maternity only applies in cases where the parentage of a child of unmarried parents is governed by the law of the state in which the child has its habitual residence or, alternatively, by the mother's home law.

If the mother's or father's home country law requires a maternity acknowledgement, this will be publicly notarized. The same rules apply as for recognition of paternity.

  • Recognition subject to a condition or time limit is invalid.
  • Recognition also requires the child's consent if the mother is not entitled to parental custody.
  • Persons with limited legal capacity can only acknowledge themselves, but require 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.
  • 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.

Applications / forms

at the registry office

Which documents are required?

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

What are the fees?

Fee: free of charge

Process flow

Recognition of maternity can be submitted to any municipal office, youth welfare office or notary.

  • The recognizing woman declares that she is the mother of the child.
  • The registrar must check the declaration of recognition in order to prevent ineffective recognitions 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 officially 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

Legal basis

  • Art. 19 para. 1 sentence 1 EGBGB
  • § Section 27 PStG
  • § Section 44 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
  • §§ Sections 1591 to 1599 BGB

Appeal

  • Objection
  • Contestation
  • Declaratory proceedings

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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