Adoption of a German child - notarisation ex officio

Once the adoption procedure before the family court has been completed, it is automatically notarised in the register of births.

If you require new birth certificates or newcertified printouts from the register of births, you can apply for these.

If you have adopted your child abroad, you must apply for notarisation in Germany.

Prerequisite

Your child was born in Germany and you adopted it in Germany.

Responsible department

the registry office of the place of birth of your adopted child

Procedure

The family court that has granted the adoption sends its decision to the registry office of the place of birth of your adopted child.

The registry office completes the register of births and forwards the information to the following registry offices:

  • the registry office that Birth entries for the child's biological parents
  • the registry office that keeps the birth records for the adoptive parents
  • the registry office that keeps the marriage entry for the child if the child's name has changed

The birth register contains data on both the biological and adoptive parents. For example, there can be no marriage with siblings. A birth certificate, on the other hand, only shows the current circumstances.

Deadlines

none

Required documents

none

If the family court does not send all the necessary documents to the registry office, the registry office can request documents from you.

Costs

none

Miscellaneous

none

Appeal

none

Legal basis

Personenstandsgesetz (PStG)

  • § 27 Feststellung und Änderung des Personenstandes, sonstige Fortführung

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 25.06.2024