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Topic of the month

ECJ judgement strengthens the rights of trans and non-binary people in the EU

Recognition of foreign adoptions in Germany

BGH on the assertion of additional requirements for child maintenance

Cologne Higher Regional Court confirms entry of the parents in the birth register based on a postnatal court decision from Ukraine

BGH decision on power of representation for child maintenance in the alternating model

BVerfG strengthens the rights of biological fathers

Surrogate mother does not become a mother under German law

Adoption in Nepal is recognised in Germany

Alternating model for dogs after separation

Key points of the reform of maintenance law

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Schneider Stein & Partner

Law firm in Hamburg

Alter Steinweg 1
20459 Hamburg

Phone: (040) 35 74 72 0
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Schneider Stein & Partner

Law firm in Kiel

Dänische Str. 24
24103 Kiel

Phone: (0431) 220 80 90
Fax: (0431) 220 80 91

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News

  • The new right of natural fathers to contest - reform on 1 April 2026 8 April 2026
  • Right of way for the best interests of the child! 4 February 2026
  • ECJ: Recognising same-sex marriage when exercising freedom of movement 9 January 2026
  • BSG: No coverage of costs for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) 24 November 2025
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