Enforcement of the maintenance claim of the mother of a child born out of wedlock

An application for the enforcement of maintenance on the occasion of the birth can only be filed by a lawyer.

• The further course of the court proceedings is essentially governed by the provisions on civil proceedings.
• The court may order the parties to provide information on their income, assets and personal and economic circumstances. If the parties do not comply with this order, the court may independently obtain information, e.g. from employers or insurance companies.

• Please contact a lawyer.

• The local court - family court responsible for you (Sections 23a (1) sentence 1, 23b (1) GVG)
• The local court - family court - responsible for you in accordance with § 232 Para. 3 No. 1 FamFG will be determined by your social services office or the lawyer you have appointed.

As the unmarried mother of a child, you can claim maintenance for the period of 6 weeks before and 8 weeks after the birth of the child, as well as care maintenance over and above this, subject to the following conditions:

• Not married to the child's father.
• Paternity is established or acknowledged.
• You are needy because you cannot work full time due to pregnancy, care or upbringing of the child.
• The father of the child is capable of paying.

Proof of income, assets and personal and economic circumstances. Important are also Court orders, settlements or documents concerning maintenance and the acknowledgement or establishment of paternity.

• Court costs
• Attorney's fees
• both depend on the value in dispute

In principle, maintenance can only be claimed for the future. For the past only under certain conditions.

At least 3 months due to the prescribed procedure, possibly longer in more complex procedures, depending on the individual case

• § 1615l Absatz 1 Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB)
• § 111 Nr. 8 Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit (FamFG) für Familienstreitsachen
• § 112 Nr. 1 Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit (FamFG) für Familienstreitsachen
• § 113 Abs. 1 Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit (FamFG) für Familienstreitsachen
• § 114 Abs. 1 Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit (FamFG) für Familienstreitsachen
• § 231 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit (FamFG) für Familienstreitsachen
• §§ 232 ff. Gesetz über das Verfahren in Familiensachen und in den Angelegenheiten der freiwilligen Gerichtsbarkeit (FamFG) zur Zuständigkeit

Appeal pursuant to §§ 58 et seq. FamFG against the decision of the family court within one month by a lawyer.

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29.09.2020