Erklärung zur Vaterschaftsanerkennung Beurkundung

Would you like to recognize the paternity of a child?

Paternity of a minor child can be recognized in a public deed. The necessary consents (e.g. of the child's mother) can also be notarized.

The deeds can be recorded before or after the birth of the child.

If the father does not acknowledge paternity, the child's mother can receive advice and support in establishing paternity. She can also set up a guardianship from the youth welfare office for this purpose.

• Identity card or passport

• The child does not have to be born yet,
• but it must be conceived
• Expected date of delivery or date of birth and name of the child
• Details of the other parent
• The father must appear in person
• The mother must have her consent notarized in person

• Make an appointment with the Office for Social Services - Youth Welfare Office, Specialist Service for Guardianship / Maintenance for Minors.
• You can use the online service under "Further information" - "Online service" - "Recognition of paternity, maternity, declaration of custody" to make an appointment.
• Both parents must appear in person, preferably together.
• After explaining the legal consequences of the document, it is read out and signed by the father. If the child's mother is also present, she can also sign.
• Certified copies of the document are handed over.
• The consent of the child's mother is required for the recognition to be effective. If this is also available, a birth certificate can be issued at the child's birth registry office in which the father is noted.

Paternity can also be acknowledged at the registry office.