Legal advice on paternity and maintenance issues
We advise on maintenance claims for underage children and young adults up to their 21st birthday as well as on carer's maintenance.
Description of the course
Legal advice: Maintenance claims of underage children, young adults between the ages of 18 and 20 and single parents with small children regarding their entitlement to childcare maintenance.
- Mothers and fathers who are single parents and / or single carers are entitled to advice and support in asserting maintenance claims for their underage child (§ 18 Para. 1 No. 1 SGB VIII).
- Mothers and fathers who are not married to each other are entitled to counselling and support in asserting their own maintenance claims in accordance with § 1615 l BGB (childcare maintenance) (§ 18 Para. 1 No. 2 SGB VIII).
- Mothers who are not married to the child's father are entitled to counselling and support after the birth of the child, in particular in establishing paternity and asserting the child's maintenance claims (§ 52 a SGB VIII).
- Young adults are entitled to counselling and support in asserting maintenance and maintenance claims against their parents until their 21st birthday (§ 18 Para. 4 SGB VIII).
From 20 to 31 October 2025, the Assistance Department will be closed to the public due to the introduction of a new specialist procedure and will also be unavailable by telephone, email and contact form.
The staff will be happy to help you again from 3 November 2025!
Required documents
Please enquire in advance by telephone in individual cases.
Legal basis
§§ 18 and 52 a SGB VIII
§ 1615l BGB
Sozialreferat
Beistandschaften
Internet address
Phone number
Consultation hours
- Mon 09:00 - 12:00
- Tue 09:00 - 12:00
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Wed
13:00 - 15:00
Nur telefonisch unter +49 89 233-67514 - Thu 09:00 - 12:00
- Fri Closed
- Sat Closed
- Sun Closed
Postal address
Landeshauptstadt München
Sozialreferat
Beistandschaften
Werner-Schlierf-Straße 9
81539 München
Fax: +49 89 233-67531
Address
Werner-Schlierf-Straße 9
81539 München
Termine mit Ihrer Sachbearbeitung: Nach Vereinbarung
Availability
- Available:Barrier-free access
- Available:Parking for disabled people
barrier-free access, lifts for the disabled in the building Parking facilities are very limited and chargeable directly in front of the office building.