• If you wish to make a declaration recognising the maternity of your child, if this is required by the law of your country or by the law of the country in which the child is habitually resident.

Adoption as a child (adoption) is pronounced by the family court at the request of the adopter.

If you or your child were born abroad, it may be useful to have your birth recorded in the German birth register.

Integration assistance for mentally handicapped children and adolescents is provided according to the needs of the individual case:

• in outpatient form,
• in day-care facilities for children or in other semi-inpatient facilities,
• by suitable carers, and
• in day and night facilities and other forms of residential care.

The assistance ends when the child reaches the age of 18.

If you need proof of your birth, you can apply for a birth certificate under certain conditions.

The birth certificate serves as an official certification of the birth of a person.

If you need proof of your time of birth, you can request a certificate to that effect.

As a non-married mother, you can claim maintenance from the child's father on the occasion of the birth of the joint child.

• If you wish to make a declaration acknowledging paternity of a child and a declaration of consent by the mother, this can be publicly certified by registrars in any registry office, at youth welfare offices and before notaries.

If you become aware that a child's assets are at risk, particularly from their parents or one of their parents, report this to the family court at the local court.