There are numerous questions associated with separating or divorcing if you
have children. What support is available to separated parents or lone parents? What
do custody rights include? What do visitation rights include? Who can decide on what?
What name do I use and what name does my child use? What happens if one of the
partners remarries?
Are you a single parent and receive no or only partial maintenance from the other parent? Then, under certain conditions, you can apply for a maintenance advance.
A minor (under the age of 18) receives a guardian if he is not under parental authority or if the parents are not entitled to represent the minor in matters of person or property...
The proceedings are initiated ex officio by the competent family court, in particular on the basis of suggestions from the Youth Welfare Office, which in turn acts on the basis of reports from neighbours, educators, teachers or relatives, for example.
If you become aware that a child's property is at risk, in particular by his or her parents or one of his parents, report this to the family court at the district court.
If the other parent lives abroad and does not pay maintenance, you can obtain support from the assistance office and the local court and have the maintenance obligation checked and possibly certified.
You are a single parent and get no money or too little money from the other parent for your child? Then you can get advice and support from the youth welfare office.
If the other parent liable for maintenance lives in Germany and you want to claim maintenance for your child living abroad, you can have this claim enforced in court.
Do you receive an advance on alimony? In this case, the maintenance advance office checks annually whether all the conditions for entitlement to an advance on maintenance are still met.
If the other parent does not provide maintenance, you can receive support from the conservatorship and have the maintenance obligation notarized. The maintenance advance payment office can help you directly financially and make an advance or replacement of maintenance.
A supplementary caregiver is appointed by the court if the child is under parental care or guardianship, but the parents or guardian are or are prevented from taking care of...
You have or are having a child and the father of the child does not want to acknowledge his paternity or is unknown? Then you can get advice and support from the youth welfare office.
If you are thinking about a separation or divorce without having made a decision so far, you can contact various counselling centres. If you have decided to separate or divorce,...
