District Office Hamburg-Nord

Check suitability as adoptive parents for a domestic adoption

Prerequisites

Basic requirements if you want to adopt a child in your country:

• You have unlimited legal capacity under German law.
• You are at least 25 years old.
  • If you are married, at least one of the spouses must be 25 years of age.
  • The younger spouse must be at least 21 years old.
• According to the Federal Association of State Youth Welfare Offices, the age difference between adoptive parents and adopted child should correspond to a natural distance.

Documents required

Please note

• Even after a positive aptitude test, there is no legal right to have a child placed.
• A married couple can only adopt a child together.
• Single people can adopt a child.
• There is no maximum age for adoption.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

• You apply for an adoption at the adoption agency responsible for you. This can either be your youth welfare office or a recognized non-governmental adoption agency.
• The responsible agency will check your suitability. The specialists at the placement agency will talk to you to find out more about you.
• Adoption is only possible after a positive suitability test.

Processing time

The process can take several months.

Fees

No

Legal remedies

Contradiction


Action before the administrative court

Legal basis

§ 7 Adoption Placement Act (AdVermiG)


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