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If you are the father of a child not born in wedlock, you can recognise your paternity. This must be publicly notarised.
You must declare the acknowledgement of paternity to an employee of the competent authority who is authorised to issue public documents.
The child's mother must agree to the acknowledgement.
Note: You and the mother of your child can declare acknowledgement of paternity and consent together or separately.
If the mother is not entitled to parental custody of the child, the child itself must also give its consent. This may be the case if, for example, the child has already reached the age of majority or a court has taken custody away from the mother. In the case of children under the age of 14, the legal representative, for example the guardian or carer, is responsible for this. For children between the ages of 14 and 18, the consent of both the child and the legal representative is required.
The employee of the responsible office will summarise your declaration and consent in a public document. You will receive a notarised copy of this.
After notarisation, the registry office of the place of birth of the child's birth will receive certified copies of
If you have already recognised paternity before the birth, your name will be entered on the birth certificate. If paternity is recognised after the birth, the registry office at the child's place of birth will issue a new birth certificate.
You can recognise paternity at any time, even before the child is born.
Note: Sometimes you will need further documents. Please enquire at the relevant office.
at the youth welfare office or registry office: free of charge
at the notary or at the local court: subject to a fee
You can cancel the acknowledgement of paternity if it has not yet taken effect one year after notarisation.
This is the case, for example, if the child's mother has not consented to the acknowledgement for a year.
Tip: If you recognise paternity at the relevant youth welfare office, you can make a declaration of custody at the same time.
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB):
machine generated, based on the German release by: Justizministerium und Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 26.03.2025
