Adoption of a German child Certification in the birth register

The family court that issued the adoption sends its decision to the registry office of your adopted child's place of birth.
The registrar completes the child's birth record and forwards the information to:

• the registry office, which keeps the birth records for the biological parents of the child,
• the registry office, which keeps the birth records for the adoptive parents,
• the registry office that keeps the marriage or civil partnership record for the child if the child's name has changed,
• the registry office which keeps the birth record of a descendant of the child if the birth name of the descendant has changed,
• the Standesamt I in Berlin, if the birth or marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership of the child took place abroad,
• the registration authority.

The certified printout from the birth register contains information about both the biological parents and the adoptive parents. This is required for the registration for marriage, so that it can not come to a marriage between biological siblings. A birth certificate, on the other hand, identifies only the adopters as parents.

After the adoption has been pronounced by the family court, please contact the registry office of your adopted child's place of birth if you need a new birth certificate or a certified printout from the birth register.

The continuation of the child's birth record is free of charge.

• § 27 Civil Status Act (PStG)
• § 56 Civil Status Ordinance (PStV)
• § 57 Civil Status Ordinance (PStV)
• No. 16.6.1 Land Ordinance on the Fees of the General and Internal Administration including the Police Administration (Special Schedule of Fees)

14.03.2023