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There are 21 services for Adoption and foster care

Adoption and foster care

Sometimes a child’s biological parents are not in a position to look after the child. Children in this situation can be cared for by other families on a permanent or temporary basis. How does adoption work and who can provide advice if you would like to foster a child?

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Accompanying children in their search for the family of origin

Are you adopted and looking for your family of origin? Then you can get advice from the local youth welfare office or the adoption agency. Members of the family of origin also...

Apply as a foster parent, aptitude test

Would you like to take in a foster child? Then you must first qualify as a foster parent.

Apply for a subsidy for old-age security as a foster parent/caregiver

Caregivers can receive a subsidy for their retirement provision

Apply for accident insurance as a foster parent

Full-time care benefits also include the reimbursement of proven reasonable expenses for contributions to accident insurance, unless statutory accident insurance exists.

Apply for notarization of the declaration of readiness for adoption

If the adoption of a child from abroad is possible, the adoption applicants are asked by the foreign agency to declare that they are willing to adopt this child when he or she...

Applying for the adoption of an adult

If you wish to adopt an adult, you and the person to be accepted can apply to the family court.

Applying for the conversion of the adoption of a foreign child

A so-called weak adoption of a child carried out abroad can be converted into a so-called strong adoption by decision of the family court.

Check eligibility as adoptive parents for domestic adoption

Would you like to adopt a child from within Germany? Then you must first qualify as an adoptive parent.

Check eligibility as adoptive parents for international adoption (general)

Would you like to adopt a child from abroad? Then you must first qualify as an adoptive parent.

Check your suitability as an adoptive parent for an international adoption (country-specific)

Would you like to adopt a child from abroad? Then, in addition to the general exam, you must qualify as an adoptive parent for the respective country.

Declaration of readiness of the adoptive parents in the event of adoption of a child from abroad

Are you being cared for by the adoption agency and want to adopt a specific child from abroad? Then you may be asked to submit a "Declaration of Readiness". The declaration of...

General full-time care for foster children, accompaniment

Are you a caregiver of a child in full-time care? Then you will receive professional support and advice from the foster child service.

Giving the father's consent to the adoption of a child

If you want to give your child up for adoption and are not married to the mother, you can refrain from applying for parental authority after the birth of the child.

One-off benefits when taking in a foster child

When a foster child is admitted, one-off lump-sum allowances are granted and transferred with the first care allowance.

Replacing a parent's consent to adoption

If you want to give your child up for adoption, the biological parents and the child must consent. In exceptional cases, the family court may replace a parent's consent to the...

Request access to the adoption file

As an adopted person, you can inspect the files on the mediation of your adoption yourself from your 16th birthday. Unless the interests of other affected persons – such as...

Request information from the custody register

Do you need information from the custody register? Find out more here.

Revoke consent to adoption by children over the age of 14

If an adoption (including a stepchild adoption) has been consented to for or through a child, this consent may be revoked by the child if he or she is 14 years of age or older....

Taking up the adoption care of a minor child

Acceptance as a child (adoption) is pronounced by the family court at the request of the adopter.

Temporary full-time care for foster children, accompaniment

Are you a caregiver of a child in full-time care? Then you will receive professional support and advice from the foster child service.

Whereabouts of a child with a caregiver

You are a caregiver and the biological parents want to take the child back with them? Then you can apply to the family court for the child to stay with you.