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Amtsvormundschaft (official guardianship) - Amtspflegschaft (official curatorship) - Jugendamt (youth welfare office)

Amtsvormundschaft - Amtspflegschaft - Jugendamt
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Statutory guardianship (gesetzliche Vormundschaft) If an unmarried minor has a child, a statutory guardianship for the legal representation of the child generally takes effect by operation of law at the Jugendamt (youth welfare office). The statutory guardianship ends when the mother reaches the age of majority. Court-appointed official guardianship / official care (Amtsvormundschaft / Amtspflegschaft) The Familiengericht (family court) appoints the Jugendamt as guardian/carer when there is a need to regulate matters of personal care or asset management for a child. • This is the case when the parents are not available for this (e.g. due to death, actual incapacity, or withdrawal/restriction of custody by court decision). • The Amtsvormundschaft/Amtspflegschaft ends by decision of the Familiengericht, but at the latest when the child reaches the age of majority.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Your child is a minor • Decision of the Familiengericht (family court) The Familiengericht (family court) has ordered guardianship (Vormundschaft) or care (Pflegschaft) in a decision • Minority of the mother Statutory guardianship (gesetzliche Vormundschaft) arises by operation of law from birth if the mother is a minor

Documents you need

• Birth notification of the child • Decision of the Familiengericht (family court)

Fees

none

Legal basis

• Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB, German Civil Code) §§ 1773-1895 - guardianship (Vormundschaft), legal care (Rechtliche Betreuung), curatorship (Pflegschaft) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/BJNR001950896.html#BJNR001950 • Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) §§ 1909-1921 - curatorship (Pflegschaft) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/BJNR001950896.html#BJNR001950 • Sozialgesetzbuch Achtes Buch (SGB VIII, Social Code Book Eight) §§ 54, 55, 56 - guardianships and curatorships (Vormundschaften und Pflegschaften) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_8/BJNR111630990.html#BJNR1116 • Sozialgesetzbuch Achtes Buch (SGB VIII) § 87c - local responsibility (Örtliche Zuständigkeit) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_8/__87c.html

Who is responsible

The Jugendamt (youth welfare office) of the district in which the child has their habitual residence. For statutory guardianship, the Jugendamt (youth welfare office) of the district in which the mother has her habitual residence.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 328143 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328143/