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	<title type="text">Private Legalities</title>
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		<title>List of Elterngeldstellen</title>
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		<published>2015-05-25T19:06:23+02:00</published>
		<updated>2015-05-25T19:06:23+02:00</updated>
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			<name>AvE</name>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;List of Competent Authorities for Parental Benefits (&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bavaria&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1595&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Berlin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1598&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Brandenburg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1599&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Bremen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1600&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Hamburg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1601&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Hesse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1603&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Lower Saxony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1602&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Mecklenburg-West Pommerania&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1604&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Northrhine-Westfalia (NRW)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1605&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Rhineland-Pfalz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1597&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Saarland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1608&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Saxony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1607&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Saxony-Anhalt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1609&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Schleswig-Holstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1591&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Thuringia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;List of Competent Authorities for Parental Benefits (&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bavaria&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1595&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Berlin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1598&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Brandenburg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1599&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Bremen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1600&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Hamburg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1601&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Hesse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1603&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Lower Saxony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1602&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Mecklenburg-West Pommerania&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1604&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Northrhine-Westfalia (NRW)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1605&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Rhineland-Pfalz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1597&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Saarland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1608&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Saxony&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1607&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Saxony-Anhalt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1609&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Schleswig-Holstein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1591&amp;amp;catid=221&amp;amp;Itemid=47&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Elterngeldstellen&lt;/em&gt; in Thuringia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	<entry>
		<title>Relationships of Children Inside the Family</title>
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		<published>2008-11-25T02:01:30+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-11-25T02:01:30+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/family-relationships/children</id>
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			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Relationships of Children Inside the Family&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giving birth to a child is an experience. No question. The authorities also want to experience this birth. You are to register the child.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Relationships of Children Inside the Family&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giving birth to a child is an experience. No question. The authorities also want to experience this birth. You are to register the child.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>to Married Parents</title>
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		<published>2008-12-13T17:21:51+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-12-13T17:21:51+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/family-relationships/children/to-their-married-parents</id>
		<author>
			<name>AvE</name>
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		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Relationship between Children and their &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Married&lt;/span&gt; Parents&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After giving birth to a child you will want to know which first name can be given and who is the top dog in a family when teens are to be monitored.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Relationship between Children and their &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Married&lt;/span&gt; Parents&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After giving birth to a child you will want to know which first name can be given and who is the top dog in a family when teens are to be monitored.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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	</entry>
	<entry>
		<title>to Unmarried Parents </title>
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		<published>2008-12-13T17:23:35+01:00</published>
		<updated>2008-12-13T17:23:35+01:00</updated>
		<id>https://www.lg2g.info/private-legalities/family-relationships/children/to-their-unmarried-parents</id>
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			<name>AvE</name>
			<email>hi@lg2g.info</email>
		</author>
		<summary type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Relationship between Children and their &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Unmarried&lt;/span&gt; Parents&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Nine months ago, I spent a wonderful night with my boy friend. I just gave birth to the cutest girl you have ever seen. Who gets &lt;strong&gt;legal custody&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;This one is easy. You will have sole custody of the child if your boy friend chooses not to publicly declare that he will care for your joint child (§&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p5543&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;§1626a Civil Code: Parental Custody of Parents Who are not Married to Each Other; Declarations of Parental Custody – click here to read this statutory provision in English !&quot;&gt;1626a&lt;/a&gt; BGB). Now, do not worry about publicity, the law does not mean that he has to literally tell it to the world. The two of you have to see a notary public (&lt;em&gt;Notar&lt;/em&gt;), and have him certify your declaration (§&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p5555&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;§1626d Civil Code: Form; Duty of Notification – click here to read this statutory provision in English !&quot;&gt;1626d&lt;/a&gt; BGB). If you get married, you can forget the declaration. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=360&amp;amp;catid=111&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;§§§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;My boyfriend and I are arguing about &lt;strong&gt;whose last name&lt;/strong&gt; our child shall get. He even insists on giving his name to the girl even though he hasn’t even spent any money to help me out with her. I think he should get lost!&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;Well, losing him is your problem… The law offers you a pretty painless solution (§&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p5512&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;§1617a Civil Code: Birth Name in the Case of Parents Without Family Name and with Sole Parental Custody&quot;&gt;1617a&lt;/a&gt; I BGB): you, the mother, determine her last name. If you decide to give the child her father’s last name, then you must meet some formal requirements. You must visit a public notary and declare in front of him that your child shall receive his last name. This certified declaration is to be handed to the office of recording (&lt;em&gt;Standesamt&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=360&amp;amp;catid=111&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Relevant Checklists:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The checklist(s) below are not just a repetition of any table above but they also cover(s) further hints to help you make the office easy and avoid a second visit because you missed something! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lg2g.info/component/virtuemart/22/3/private-needs/family-matters/checklist-where-to-register-new-born-child-detail?Itemid=0&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Click here to download your checklist where to register your child !&quot;&gt;Where to Register Your Newborn Child&lt;/a&gt;  – containg further details&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<content type="html">&lt;div class=&quot;feed-description&quot;&gt;&lt;h1&gt;Relationship between Children and their &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;Unmarried&lt;/span&gt; Parents&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;Nine months ago, I spent a wonderful night with my boy friend. I just gave birth to the cutest girl you have ever seen. Who gets &lt;strong&gt;legal custody&lt;/strong&gt;?&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;This one is easy. You will have sole custody of the child if your boy friend chooses not to publicly declare that he will care for your joint child (§&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p5543&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;§1626a Civil Code: Parental Custody of Parents Who are not Married to Each Other; Declarations of Parental Custody – click here to read this statutory provision in English !&quot;&gt;1626a&lt;/a&gt; BGB). Now, do not worry about publicity, the law does not mean that he has to literally tell it to the world. The two of you have to see a notary public (&lt;em&gt;Notar&lt;/em&gt;), and have him certify your declaration (§&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p5555&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;§1626d Civil Code: Form; Duty of Notification – click here to read this statutory provision in English !&quot;&gt;1626d&lt;/a&gt; BGB). If you get married, you can forget the declaration. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=360&amp;amp;catid=111&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;§§§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h5&gt;My boyfriend and I are arguing about &lt;strong&gt;whose last name&lt;/strong&gt; our child shall get. He even insists on giving his name to the girl even though he hasn’t even spent any money to help me out with her. I think he should get lost!&lt;/h5&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt;Well, losing him is your problem… The law offers you a pretty painless solution (§&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_bgb/englisch_bgb.html#p5512&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;§1617a Civil Code: Birth Name in the Case of Parents Without Family Name and with Sole Parental Custody&quot;&gt;1617a&lt;/a&gt; I BGB): you, the mother, determine her last name. If you decide to give the child her father’s last name, then you must meet some formal requirements. You must visit a public notary and declare in front of him that your child shall receive his last name. This certified declaration is to be handed to the office of recording (&lt;em&gt;Standesamt&lt;/em&gt;). &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=360&amp;amp;catid=111&amp;amp;Itemid=46&quot; target=&quot;_top&quot;&gt;§&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;answer&quot;&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Relevant Checklists:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The checklist(s) below are not just a repetition of any table above but they also cover(s) further hints to help you make the office easy and avoid a second visit because you missed something! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lg2g.info/component/virtuemart/22/3/private-needs/family-matters/checklist-where-to-register-new-born-child-detail?Itemid=0&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot; title=&quot;Click here to download your checklist where to register your child !&quot;&gt;Where to Register Your Newborn Child&lt;/a&gt;  – containg further details&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content>
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