Apply to the court in writing to arrange contact.
The court will forward your application to the other parent and the youth welfare office with a request for comments.
You will receive copies as soon as these statements are available.
Any person authorised to have contact can make the application. These are primarily the parents. Grandparents and siblings have a right of access if this is in the best interests of the child. Other close carers may also have a right of access in the event of close social and family ties.
The court will then work towards an amicable solution.
As a rule, you will be summoned to a hearing within one month of filing your application and must appear there.
The court must usually also hear the child in the course of the proceedings. It can appoint a guardian ad litem for the child as the "child's lawyer". The youth welfare office is also involved and attends the hearing.
As parents, you can present your wishes and concerns at the hearing. If an amicable solution is reached, for example through the mediation of lawyers, the court will record this. You will receive a copy by post.
If no agreement is reached at the hearing, the court will decide.