Show home birth
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The birth of a child must be reported to the competent authority in whose jurisdiction it was born.
The following are obliged to notify a home birth in the following order:
- any parent of the child, if he or she has custody,
- any other person who was present at the birth or who is informed of the birth from his or her own knowledge.
- in the case of parents who are married to each other
o Birth certificates
o marriage certificate or a certified copy from the marriage register,
- in the case of parents who are not married to each other
o Mother's birth certificate
o if paternity has already been acknowledged:
Declarations on acknowledgment of paternity
Father's birth certificate
If applicable, the declarations of custody
- Identity card, passport or a recognized passport replacement document of the parents
- a certificate of birth issued by a doctor or midwife or maternity nurse, provided that they were present at the birth.
A marriage certificate must also be presented if the marriage is dissolved.
Fees may apply, please contact the competent authority.
The birth of a child must be reported to the competent authority within one week.
The date of birth is not included in the calculation of the notification period.
If a child is stillborn or died in childbirth, the notification must be made no later than the third working day following the birth.
The jurisdiction lies with the municipality and the city in whose jurisdiction the child was born. As a rule, this task is incumbent on the registry office.
On the basis of the notarization made in the register of births, a birth certificate for home birth can be issued upon request.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.