If you are the mother of an illegitimate child, the Youth Welfare Office will advise you on establishing paternity, asserting maintenance claims and joint parental care.
If a child has no (legal) father, the mother, the child or the biological father can have paternity established in court.
Procedure
Making an appointment
More information
Youth Welfare Office
Support services
Service hotline
You have questions? Call us: from any network, without an area code. Authorities number 115: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can usually reach the authorities number 115 at fixed network tariffs and thus free of charge via flat rates. Sign language telephone: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.