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 you have your child looked after in a daycare facility, you will have to pay part of the care costs yourself once a certain level of care is reached.
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.
If the other parent lives abroad and does not pay maintenance to you, you can assert your maintenance claim abroad. You can get support in enforcing your maintenance claim.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Are you single and do you have at least one child in your household for whom you are entitled to the child tax allowance or child benefit? You can find out how to apply for the tax relief for single parents (tax class II) here.
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 want to be legally authorized to represent your foster child in all matters? Here you can find out how guardianship of the child in your care can be transferred to you.
Are the parents or guardian of a child unable to make a certain decision? If you are caring for a child as a foster parent, you can propose that you be appointed as a supplementary guardian.
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.
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.
The parent school offers a varied offering with fixed groups, courses and open meetings. Qualified specialist staff are available to answer questions relating to pregnancy, birth, child development, education, care, bonding and nutrition.
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.
If you want to dismiss a person with special protection against dismissal, you can apply for this protection against dismissal to be lifted under certain conditions.
With a guardianship, you can assign supervision of your child to another person. This allows them to accompany your child to a club, for example, even if the stay exceeds the age or time limits set out in the Youth Protection Act.
Do you receive a maintenance advance? The maintenance advance office checks annually whether all the requirements for entitlement to a maintenance advance are still met.
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.
