Adoption of a German child - notarisation ex officio

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.