Youth welfare office Jugendamt des Landkreises Herford

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The services specified above (Support in raising children, Assistance in looking after children, Support in the education of children, Creation of positive living conditions for families, Protection from danger, u.a.) might be restricted or unavailable.

The youth welfare office is the authority that is responsible for child and youth welfare. Every place in Germany usually has an own youth welfare facility, while at county level there is the county youth welfare office.

General tasks of the youth welfare office are the youth social work, assistance to the education, child promotion and consultation offers. The SGB VIII (Sozialgesetzbuch VIII) is the most important basis in addition to the Youth Protection Act and the Youth Employment Protection Act.

In general, the youth welfare office is responsible for social services such as parental allowance and child benefit. Advisory services are often offered for adoption (as a single couple, the procedure, adoption documents, costs).

Other duties of the youth welfare office are: official guardianship, recognition of paternity, custody order, child rearing, parental allowance, maintenance obligation, custody, custody counseling, adoption procedure, maintenance issues and adoption requirements.