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Youth welfare office

Jugendamt Heidelberg

Official office: Kinder- und Jugendamt

Childcare vouchers, advance maintenance payments and custody matters in Heidelberg.

Applications & guides

Step-by-step guides, documents, common mistakes and online applications for your area.

Apply for a daycare spot in HeidelbergRegistration for a spot in a daycare center or family daycare through the Youth Welfare Office or the city’s daycare portal.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
Apply for an advance on child support in HeidelbergGovernment assistance for children whose single parent receives no child support—or only irregular payments—from the other parent.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
Acknowledge paternity in HeidelbergFormal acknowledgment of paternity for a child at the registry office, child welfare office, or a notary public, with the mother’s consent.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
Submit an adoption application in HeidelbergApplication for the adoption of a child (or stepchild adoption) through the Youth Welfare Office/adoption agency and the Family Court.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.

Responsibilities

Childcare voucher
Advance maintenance payment
Custody
Child protection

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