Managing guardianship
<p><strong>Assistance</strong>: legal representation of minor children in establishing paternity and claiming child maintenance.</p>
<ul>
 <li>Single parents with sole custody and - in the case of joint custody - single parents can apply in writing to the City Youth Welfare Office for a guardianship for their child free of charge.</li>
 <li>The City Youth Welfare Office legally represents the child in establishing paternity and/or asserting the child's maintenance claims.</li>
 <li>The guardianship does not restrict parental custody rights.</li>
 <li>The guardianship can be terminated at any time by written application from the single parent with sole custody.</li>
 <li>Prerequisite: the child is a minor and is habitually resident in Germany. In addition, the child lives with a single parent or parent with sole custody.</li>
</ul>
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# Managing guardianship

## Summary

Assistance: legal representation of underage children in establishing paternity and claiming child maintenance.
## Description

**Assistance**: legal representation of minor children in establishing paternity and claiming child maintenance.

* Single parents with sole custody and - in the case of joint custody - single parents can apply in writing to the City Youth Welfare Office for a guardianship for their child free of charge.
* The City Youth Welfare Office legally represents the child in establishing paternity and/or asserting the child's maintenance claims.
* The guardianship does not restrict parental custody rights.
* The guardianship can be terminated at any time by written application from the single parent with sole custody.
* Prerequisite: the child is a minor and is habitually resident in Germany. In addition, the child lives with a single parent or parent with sole custody.

## Responsible Department

SOZ
## Required Documents

please enquire in advance by telephone in specific individual cases

## Fee Range

There are no fees.

## Legal Basis

§§ 1712 ff BGB and § 55 SGB VIII

## Further Links

* [Fact sheet on child maintenance in dynamic form](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/jcr:b7e0cd5a-11d3-4a15-9c34-f1fd15740f52/Merkblatt%20dynamischer%20Kindesunterhalt.pdf)
* [Fact sheet on the child's duty to provide information](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Sozialreferat/jugendamt/Partnerschaft-Trennung-Scheidung/Beistandschaft/Merkblatt-Auskunft-Kind.pdf)
* [Information sheet on joint parental care](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Sozialreferat/jugendamt/Partnerschaft-Trennung-Scheidung/Beistandschaft/Merkblatt-gemeinsame-Sorge.pdf)
* [Leaflet on the maintenance claim of adult children](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam//Home/Stadtverwaltung/Sozialreferat/jugendamt/Notlagen/Volljaehrigenunterhalt/SOZ_Merkblatt_Unterhaltsanspruch_Volljaehrige.pdf)
* [Flyer: You are a single parent and have questions about paternity and maintenance](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/jcr:822ef633-e7f5-4586-b465-b9f4e51051d6/LHM%20Sie%20sind%20alleinerziehend.pdf)
* [Counselling and support for young adults in maintenance matters](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Sozialreferat/jugendamt/Partnerschaft-Trennung-Scheidung/LHM-Volljaehrigenberatung.pdf)
* [Application for advance maintenance payments](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/Home/Stadtverwaltung/Sozialreferat/jugendamt/finanzielle-hilfen/UVG_Antrag.pdf)
* [Flyer: Paternity or maintenance for your baby not yet settled? We provide support!](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/jcr:aca613f8-2074-4e63-b5a4-9a70dc09f0eb/Vaterschaft%20oder%20Unterhalt%20fuer%20Ihr%20Baby.pdf)
* [Information from the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth](https://www.bmfsfj.de/)
* [Information from the Federal Ministry of Justice](https://www.bmj.de/)
* [Düsseldorf table](https://www.olg-duesseldorf.nrw.de/infos/Duesseldorfer_Tabelle/index.php)

## Keywords

* Adult
* Adult maintenance
* Asserting
* Assistance
* Child support
* Childcare maintenance
* Claim
* Custody
* Establishment
* Establishment of paternity
* Guardianship
* Legal
* Maintenance
* Managing
* Notarisation
* Parent
* Parental
* Paternity
* Payment
* Payments
* Prerequisite
* Right
* Single parent
* Sole custody
* Support
* Welfar
* Youth
* adults
* guards
* parental custody
* parents
* representation
* rights
