If you want to look after a child or several children outside the household of the legal guardian on a regular basis and for payment, you usually have to apply for a permit.
Do you want to register your child with a childminder? There is a legal right to so-called early childhood education when the child is 1 year old. Places for early childhood education include crèches, kindergartens, after-school care centers and ...
Are you a single parent and receive no or only partial maintenance from the other parent? You can then apply for a maintenance advance under certain conditions.
If several of your children attend a daycare facility or are looked after in child day care at the same time, you can apply for a reduction in the parental contribution.
If your child is cared for in a daycare facility and there are changes in the type and extent of care or your income, you must report this to the responsible authority.
Is your child experiencing difficulties in their daily life or development? Are you, as a parent, unable to help your child on your own? Then a child support worker can assist your child.
Parental responsibility includes the right to demand the return of the child from anyone who withholds it from the parents or one of the parents without permission
Are you and the other parent at odds over child support payments for your child? Here you can find out how to have the amount of child support determined in court proceedings.
Are you a single parent and are you not getting enough money or no money from the other parent for your child? Then you can get advice and support from the youth welfare office.
If you want to adopt a child from abroad, you should clarify in advance whether such an adoption will be recognized in the country. Recognition is granted by the family court by means of a ruling.
The Coordination Office for Child Protection offers you anonymous advice and specialist advice on assessing child welfare risks, informs you about child protection and offers training on this topic.
All families can experience difficult situations in their lives together or for each individual. If you need support or advice, you can contact parenting and family counseling centers.
With a custody order - a so-called last will and testament - parents or single parents can regulate in advance who should represent their minor children after their death.
If you have already consented to your own adoption or your own stepchild adoption in the family court, but this has not yet been pronounced, you can revoke your consent. This requires a public certification.
You can arrange for your children to have their general health and age-appropriate development checked by a doctor on a regular basis. Potential problems or abnormalities can be identified and treated early.
Here you can find out how, as a third-country national, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit due to a special dependency relationship with your minor child who is an EU national.
As a third-country national or a third-country national with an actual dependency relationship to your minor child who is an EU national, you can obtain a residence permit.
Do you want to adopt a child from someone else? The adoption agency will advise you and guide you through the next steps. Learn more about the process here.
Would you like to take a section of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Examination? Here you can find out how and where to submit your application.
Supplementary guardianship is appointed when the parents or legal guardian of a child are factually or legally prevented from resolving certain matters. Further information is available here.
Here you will find all important information about the initial application / new application for child day care and can apply for the daycare voucher online.
If the child's welfare is at risk, the family court can order various measures to protect the child. This can go so far that the parents are deprived of custody or part of it.
If you learn that a child's assets are at risk, especially from his or her parents or one of his or her parents, report this to the family court. The family court can order various measures to protect the child's assets.
Are you and the other parent in agreement regarding child support payments for your child? Find out here how to determine the amount of support using a simplified procedure.
In custody proceedings, the family court may issue an interim order for the return of a child if immediate intervention is urgently required to protect the child.
As a recipient of housing benefit or child benefit, you can receive reimbursement for school supplies under certain conditions. This is possible if you apply for benefits under the Education and Participation Package.
If you declare joint custody of a child after the birth (custody declaration), you can change the child's surname within 3 months of submitting the declaration.
As a recipient of housing benefit or child benefit, you can, under certain conditions, receive reimbursement for school or daycare trips. This is possible if you apply for benefits under the Education and Participation Package.
For home births, you can use the "Child's Easy Way to Apply for Child Benefit" service and apply for various administrative services at once. Fill out the combined paper form online, print it out, and bring it with you to the registry office when ...
With this online service, parents can digitally apply for administrative services related to the birth of their child. The information is sent directly to the registry office and the family benefits office.
Protecting children and young people: Is a child or young person being neglected or abused? The professionals at the Child Protection Hotline can help.
Custody of a child may be held by one parent alone or by both parents jointly. Upon application, the family court may order joint parental custody or, if joint parental custody already exists, transfer it or part of it to one parent.
Parent-child centers are meeting places for families with children. They can also access support, education, and counseling services and receive assistance with parenting issues.
Unlawfully drawn child benefit will be reclaimed from the family benefits office. If the debtor does not meet his payment obligations voluntarily, the amount due may be enforced (e.g. seizure of property) by the main customs office in Hamburg-Stadt.
When you register your child at the primary school in your school district, the school entry phase begins. In the year before starting school, prospective first-graders and their guardians are invited to a school entry medical examination.
When important decisions affecting a child's life are at stake, the court appoints someone to represent the child's interests. Here you can find further information on appointing a guardian ad litem.
Are you a caregiver for a young person in a temporary full-time care arrangement? Here you can find out where and how you can get professional support and advice.
If you receive the child supplement, you or your child can receive benefits from the Education and Participation Package. These include support for participation in programs at school, daycare, childminding services, and leisure activities, as well ...
If you wish to make a change in personnel in a child day care facility or for all-day education and care at schools (GBS), you must report this immediately after starting employment.
Using the paper combination form, parents can apply for various administrative services related to the birth of their child. This service is available for births in Hamburg maternity clinics, the Hamburg Birth Center, and the Center for Birth and Health.
Are you a full-time caregiver for a young person with special education needs? Here you can find out how and where you can get professional advice and support.
Do you have questions about care and social benefits for children and young people? The care support center offers individual and comprehensive care advice.
You can have your children examined for health reasons. This means that your child's general health and age-appropriate development will be examined by a doctor on a regular basis. Any problems or abnormalities can be identified and treated at an early stage.
Do you have a foreign professional qualification and would like to work as an early childhood educator in Germany? Learn how to have your foreign professional qualification recognized here.
Do you want to know where the nearest police station is or are you looking for a specific police station in Hamburg? You can find the contact details here.
Do you still need advice and support from your foster parents after the formal termination of your full-time foster care arrangement as part of the support for young adults program? Here you can find out where and how you can access this support.
Do you receive educational assistance under the Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG) and have a child? Here you can find out under what conditions you can receive additional benefits.
Here you can find out under what conditions you can continue to live with your foster parents after your 18th birthday as part of full-time care and in conjunction with support for young adults.
Children, adolescents and young adults who receive unemployment benefit II, social benefit or social assistance or whose parents receive child supplement or housing benefit can generally receive benefits from the education package.
Have you taken in a young person as part of your full-time care and, due to unchanged circumstances in the family of origin, do you want them to live with you permanently? Here you can find out where and how you can get professional advice and support.
In principle, all students from abroad whose language skills exclude attending a regular class are enrolled in preparatory classes. A consultation will take place (appointment required!) To determine which preparatory class is suitable for the ...
If you, as a private individual, notice irregularities in a residential facility for children and young people, you can report this to the responsible authority.
Au pairs who are not citizens of a member state of the European Union (EU member state) or of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland have a residence permit for the purpose of au Apply for pair employment. After registering at the registration ...
Children, adolescents and young adults who receive citizen's allowance or social assistance or whose parents receive child supplement or housing benefit can in principle receive benefits from the education package.
You can save benefits from the education package to pay for leisure activities such as vacation trips, camps, or excursions. Further information can be found here.
You can apply for one-time benefits and subsidies as part of your full-time care for the young person in your foster family. Learn how and under what conditions you can receive these benefits here.
Do you want to adopt your stepchild? The adoption agency will advise and support you with the next steps. You can find out more about the process here.
If you need financial support to participate in school, daycare, childcare and leisure activities as well as tutoring, meals and transportation, you can receive benefits for education and participation under certain conditions.
