Separating if you have a child

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?

Services in Separating if you have a child

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Application for surrender of the child by way of interim relief (summary proceedings)
Personal custody includes the right to demand the return of the child from anyone who withholds it from the parents or a parent.
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Apply for advance maintenance payments for children of single parents
Are you a single parent and receive no or only partial maintenance from the other parent? Then you can apply for an advance on maintenance payments under certain conditions.
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Apply for custody of unmarried fathers
If the parents are not married to each other at the time of the birth of the child, they have been jointly entitled to parental custody since a new regulation which came into...
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Check maintenance claims against a person living abroad and forward them to the competent authorities
If the other parent lives abroad and does not pay maintenance, you can obtain support from the guardianship office and the local court.
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Checking and pursuing maintenance claims against a person living abroad
If the other parent lives abroad and does not pay maintenance, you can obtain support from the guardianship office and the local court.
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Checking maintenance claims against a person living abroad
If the other parent lives abroad and does not pay maintenance, you can obtain support from the guardianship office and the local court and have the maintenance obligation checked and possibly notarized.
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Communicate changes that are important for the receipt of advance maintenance payments
Do you receive advance maintenance payments and there have been changes? Then you must inform your responsible maintenance advance office immediately.
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Custody of married mothers and fathers in the event of separation
When parents divorce or divorce, joint custody of their children continues. The legislator assumes that in most cases joint custody is the best solution for the child. However,...
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Enforcement of child support in a faster, simpler court procedure
For a minor child of parents living apart, reasonable maintenance can be demanded from the party liable to pay maintenance.
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Enforcement of the maintenance claim of the mother of a child born out of wedlock
As a non-married mother, you can claim maintenance from the child's father on the occasion of the birth of the joint child.
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Enforcing the maintenance claims of a child living abroad in court in Germany
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.
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Have maintenance claims notarized
Do you want to commit to paying regular maintenance to your child? Or do you want to have the other parent's maintenance obligation notarized? Here you can find out how this can be documented.
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Maintenance advance annual audit
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Maintenance attraction
If the other parent does not provide maintenance, you can get support from the assistance and get advice on how to proceed.
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Parental custody order if the child's assets are at risk
If you become aware that a child's assets are at risk, particularly from their parents or one of their parents, inform the family court at the local court.
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Parental custody order in the event of a risk to the welfare of the child
If the physical, emotional or mental well-being of a child is at risk and the custodial parents are not willing or able to stop this risk to the child's well-being, custody can b...
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Parenting, marriage, family and life counseling
Children, young people, parents and other guardians can turn to parenting and family counseling centers for help with parenting issues, personal or family-related problems as wel...
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Parents' hotline
The parents' telephone is a nationwide telephone conversation, advice and information service that supports you quickly, competently and anonymously in the often difficult...
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Receive advice and assistance in establishing paternity from the youth welfare office
You have or are expecting a child and the father of the child does not want to acknowledge his paternity or is unknown? Get advice on what you can do and who can help you.
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Suggest appointment as guardian
Would you like to take over the guardianship of a child on a voluntary basis? Then you can apply to the relevant family court.