Verpflichtung zur Erfüllung von Unterhaltsansprüchen Beurkundung

Do you want to commit to paying regular maintenance to your child? Or do you want to have the other parent's maintenance obligation notarized? Here you can find out how this can be documented.

Parents are obliged to pay maintenance to their children. The parent who does not live in the same household as the child must pay maintenance in cash. This is also known as cash maintenance.
The amount of these payments depends on the income and financial circumstances and can be determined by the youth welfare office or lawyers, for example. Maintenance is based on the so-called Düsseldorf table. This table is published annually by the Senate for Family Matters of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court.

Ideally, you as parents should agree on the amount to be paid as maintenance.

The parent who has to pay maintenance can have the maintenance obligation fixed. This is done in the form of a special deed by the notary at the youth welfare office. This special document is called a maintenance obligation certificate. If the maintenance is not paid, an application for enforcement can be made immediately to the competent district court on the basis of the maintenance deed.

As a rule, the child's maintenance claim is set out in a so-called dynamic maintenance title. However, it is also possible to determine maintenance in the form of a static deed (constant fixed amount).

Your child has a legal right to a maintenance order. If no maintenance order is presented, the child can submit a corresponding application to the family court.

The court proceedings involve costs and fees.

• Identity card or passport (in the case of foreign nationals, the tolerated stay permit or residence permit if applicable),
• Written proof of the amount of maintenance to be determined (e.g. letter from a lawyer or youth welfare office),
• if available: previous maintenance determination (e.g. youth welfare office certificate or court maintenance regulation)
• All documents are required in the original.
• Please always have foreign documents or judgments translated by a sworn interpreter.

Further evidence may be required in individual cases.

• Full legal capacity
• In the case of limited legal capacity, the guardian or custodian must appear in person for the notarization.

None

• Please make an appointment for the notarization. Please appear in person with all documents on time at the agreed appointment.
• The notarization will be carried out in German. If you do not have sufficient knowledge of German, an interpreter/language mediator who is neither related by blood nor marriage to the parties/parents must be called in.
• Please let us know when you make the appointment if you require an interpreter.

Assistance:

• After a personal meeting (approx. 30 to 60 minutes), processing usually takes place within 3 weeks. This also depends on the necessary measures.

Advance maintenance payments:

• Once a complete application has been submitted, processing takes place immediately.

The child must still be a minor.

Contradiction

• Have maintenance claim notarized
• Parents are obliged to pay maintenance to their children.
• The parent who does not live in the same household as the child must pay maintenance in cash. This is also known as cash maintenance.
• The amount of these payments depends on the income and financial circumstances and can be determined by the youth welfare office or by lawyers.
• Maintenance is based on the Düsseldorf table.
• Ideally, the parents should agree on the amount of maintenance to be paid.
  The parent who has to pay maintenance can have the maintenance obligation recorded in the form of a special document, the maintenance title.
• In the event of non-payment of maintenance, an application for enforcement can be made immediately to the competent district court on the basis of the maintenance order.
• The child's maintenance claim is usually set out in a dynamic maintenance title. However, it is also possible to determine maintenance in the form of a static deed (constant fixed amount).
• The child has a legal right to a maintenance order. If no maintenance order is presented, the child can submit a corresponding application to the family court.
• The court proceedings are subject to costs and fees.
• Responsible: Youth welfare office
  

Youth welfare office

Youth welfare office

Assistance: none

Advance on maintenance payments : none