Request information from the custody register
Description
A custody register is kept at the responsible youth welfare office for children of parents who are not married to each other. Entries shall be made in this custody register if:
- custody declarations are made,
- custody has been granted jointly in whole or in part on the basis of a final court decision
- custody has been withdrawn, in whole or in part, from the mother or transferred to the father by virtue of a final court decision.
A mother who is not married to the child's father may obtain a certificate stating that and to what extent she has parental authority over her child.
- Date of birth of the child
- Place of birth of the child
- Name of the child he or she had at the time the birth was certified
Proof of identification (identity card or passport)
Free
None
3 days to 6 weeks
Contact the Youth Welfare Office.
If you, as the mother of the child, are not married to the father, you can obtain a certificate from the competent youth welfare office stating that and to what extent you have parental authority over your child.
- Submit an application for information from the custody register to the responsible youth welfare office.
§ 58 Social Code VIII (SGB)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_8/__58.html
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
The Senator for Social Affairs, Youth, Integration and Sport
19.10.2022
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
