Parentage, maintenance and custody law
Counselling and support
Single parents, young adults up to the age of 21 and parents who do not live with the other parent can register for paternity recognition.
- Recognition of paternity
- Clarification of paternity
- submitting a declaration of joint custody and
- assertion of maintenance claims
get advice and support.
If you have any questions about access rights, please contact the General Social Services.
Notarisation of
- paternity
- maternity
- maintenance and
- the declaration on the joint exercise of custody rights
can be issued free of charge.
To make an appointment, you can use the ONLINE appointment system of the Youth Welfare Office of the City of Chemnitz.
In the case of sole custody, it is possible to obtain information from the custody register.
Further information and the necessary forms are available in the service portal of the City of Chemnitz.
Application and further information
Note: Personal consultations are only possible by appointment.
Dates for notarisations
(paternity acknowledgement, joint parental custody and maintenance)
Advance on maintenance
Single parents who do not receive any or regular maintenance from the other parent can apply for an advance on maintenance payments.
The Federal Government decided to amend the Maintenance Advance Act from 1 July 2017. This extends the age limit for children entitled to maintenance from 12 to 18 years. The limit of 72 months will no longer apply.