Family court proceedings - receive advice and support in family court proceedings
Familiengerichtliches Verfahren - Beratung und Unterstützung in familiengerichtlichen Verfahren erhalten
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
The Jugendamt (youth welfare office) offers you, as the person with custody, counseling to resolve conflicts regarding your child as early as possible and to avoid court disputes.
In family court proceedings, for example in disputes over custody, contact (Umgang), or your child's place of residence, the Jugendamt plays an important role. If proceedings have already been opened at the Familiengericht (family court), the Jugendamt can provide you with advice and support and help you develop mutually agreed solutions.
Procedure
1. In family court proceedings, the Jugendamt is instructed by the Familiengericht to submit a statement. In doing so, the Jugendamt's task is to protect your child's welfare and to work towards the court reaching a decision that corresponds to your child's needs and interests. For this, an intensive exchange takes place between you, the Jugendamt, and the court.
2. The Jugendamt can also support you after the proceedings have concluded. It can accompany the implementation of the court's decisions in order to prevent further conflicts. The Jugendamt can also offer you mediation and counseling to improve communication between you and everyone involved.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Application by parents to the family court
• Application by the Jugendamt (youth welfare office) or by third parties to the family court
Documents you need
• Request from the court
• Birth certificate
• Personalausweis (identity card)
• Proof of custody arrangements
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB, Social Code) - Book Eight (VIII) § 50 and § 8a www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_8/
Processing time
Processing time varies from case to case.
There are no universally applicable deadlines. Depending on the proceedings, deadlines may be set for you by the Familiengericht (family court).
Further information
• Family court and family matters (Amtsgericht Pankow-Weißensee, Pankow-Weißensee Local Court) www.berlin.de/gerichte/amtsgericht-pankow/das-gericht/zustae
Who is responsible
The locally responsible authority is the Jugendamt (youth welfare office) of the district in which the child / young person lives with a parent who has custody.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- Bezirksamt Lichtenberg
- Jugendamt – Regionale Dienste
- Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Dienst Hellersdorf-Nord
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Dienst Hellersdorf-Ost, Mahlsdorf
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Dienst Hellersdorf-Süd, Kaulsdorf
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Dienst Marzahn-Mitte
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Dienst Marzahn-Nord
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Dienst Marzahn-Süd, Biesdorf
- Bezirksamt Mitte
- Bezirksamt Neukölln
- Bezirksamt Pankow
- Bezirksamt Reinickendorf
- Bezirksamt Spandau
- Jugendamt - Kinderschutz-Team
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst 1 (Goldbeckweg 25)
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst 2 (Klosterstr. 36)
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst 3 (Herrmann-Schmidt-Weg)
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst 4 (Klosterstr. 36)
- Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst Nord
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst Südost
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialer Dienst Südwest
- Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialdienst Marienfelde/Lichtenrade (u.a. Hilfen zur Erziehung)
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialdienst Schöneberg Nord / Süd / Friedenau (u.a. Hilfen zur Erziehung)
- Jugendamt - Regionaler Sozialdienst Tempelhof / Mariendorf (u.a. Hilfen zur Erziehung)
- Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick
Original
Service number 327865 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327865/