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Birth

Are you about to become or have you recently become a parent? A new baby brings a few administrative tasks with it: birth certificate, custody declaration and much more. To help you keep track of everything, we have compiled information for expectant and new parents here.

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Acknowledgement of paternity

If you wish to make a declaration acknowledging paternity to a child, as well as a declaration of consent from the mother, this can be publicly certified by registrars in any...
Apply for child benefit

If you have a child, you can apply for child benefit.
Apply for health assistance

If you receive social assistance or basic security and have just had a baby, the social welfare office will bear the costs of counselling sessions.
Apply for reimbursement of costs for abortion from the statutory health insurance

If you want to perform an abortion and cannot bear the costs yourself, you can apply for reimbursement by the statutory health insurance under certain conditions.
Apply for reimbursement of costs for measures to induce pregnancy or for cryopreservation measures for persons with statutory health insurance

If, according to a doctor's findings, you cannot become pregnant naturally and artificial insemination is suitable, the statutory health insurance funds will cover part of the...
Applying for adoption of a foreign child

Do you want to adopt a child from abroad?
Applying for child support

Despite all the conflicts in the event of separation or divorce, parents should mutually agree on alimony claims for the benefit of their children. The legislator does not...
Applying for maternity benefit

If you become a mother, you can receive maternity allowance for the protection periods before and after childbirth, as well as for the day of delivery. You can apply for...
Applying for parental allowance

If you care for your child after birth, the parental allowance compensates for the lack of income.
Birth certificate issuance

On the basis of the certification made in the birth register , a birth certificate may be issued upon request.
Birth certificate issuance at home birth

On the basis of the certification made in the birth register , a birth certificate for the home birth can be issued upon request.
Birth Indication

The birth of a child must be notified to the competent authority in whose jurisdiction it was born.In the case of births in clinics or other obstetric facilities, the...
Certificate of miscarriage

If your child was stillborn and it is a miscarriage, you can report the birth to the registry office in whose jurisdiction the miscarriage occurred. On request, the registry...
Child benefit payment

You receive child benefit from birth until (at least) your child reaches the age of 18. Child benefit will be paid monthly from 01.01.2021 in the following amount: for the...
Conservatorship

The conservatorship is a free offer of the Youth Welfare Office. A conservatorship may be established for: the determination of paternity, or the recovery of child...
Custody - Apply for transfer and withdrawal

The family court may, upon request, transfer parental authority or part thereof to one parent. When parents separate or divorce, joint custody of their children continues. The...
Establishment of guardianship and guardianship

Legal representation must be ensured for every minor. This substitution can take place within the framework of a guardianship or guardianship if the parents cannot, may not or...
Explaining joint custody of a child

If you, as parents, are not married to each other at the birth of your child, you can obtain joint custody by submitting both declarations of custody.
Help for pregnant women

If you are pregnant and need financial help, you can apply for support from the Federal Foundation "Mother and Child - Protection of Unborn Life". In Lower Saxony, this aid is...
Home birth

Home birth is a birth outside of a clinic. As a rule, home births are accompanied by a midwife.
Home Birth Ad

The birth of a child must be notified to the competent authority in whose jurisdiction it was born. The following order is required to report a home birth: each parent of...
Maternity recognition

If you wish to make a declaration recognising maternity to your child, insofar as your national law or the law of the state in which the child has his habitual residence so...
Notification of a birth Receipt Supplementary data delivery

Have you had a child and would like to submit information and evidence of birth, first name declaration and name determination to the registry office? Find out more here.
Notify employment of a pregnant or breastfeeding woman

If one of your employees, pupils, interns or students has informed you that she is pregnant or breastfeeding, you must inform the competent supervisory authority.
Pregnancy conflict counselling Education and counselling

Have you become pregnant unintentionally? Does pregnancy put you in a conflict situation? Are you faced with the decision whether you can or want to have (another) child? For...
Provision of midwifery assistance

If you are pregnant or have just given birth, you can use the services of a midwife
Support for families with multiple children (from triplets)

The birth of multiples presents families with special challenges: The care and supervision of infants and toddlers is usually difficult for the affected families to cope without...
Taking parental leave

You are entitled to parental leave for a limited period of time to care for and raise your child. In principle, the entitlement exists within the first three years of life. For...
Tax Life Certificate: Issuance

A tax life certificate was required by the end of 2010 in order to register a child allowance on the tax card for a child who did not live in the taxpayer's household.Due to the...

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