05.02.2019 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
Dear team,
I am a doctor and I have a big problem. I was in a relationship for about 2 months, the man left me, but unfortunately I was already pregnant at that time. The only way to contact him in the end was through email, so I wrote to him that I...
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11.04.2018 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Grandson has been living with us since birth (4 years), return to mother scheduled for October 2017 twice a week with overnight stays (aggressive behavior reported to child protective services), after an argument (via text message) our daughter, with...
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03.08.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
A widow has two children and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Due to advancing age, mobility impairments, and dementia following a stroke, she could no longer stay in her own apartment and had to be admitted to a nursing home for long-t...
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22.07.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
One of the exceptions mentioned, alternatives do not exist. Can you also provide legal precedent for the necessary requirement "a request for information on income and assets"? The proceedings would be pending in Frankfurt Main if a lawsuit is filed ...
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22.07.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
What are the specific requirements for §1613 of the German Civil Code (BGB) in my case?
In my case, I was requested via email to pay maintenance for the unmarried mother of my child and our non-marital child (2 years old). However, no questions were ...
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09.06.2016 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello,
the situation is as follows:
Parents A and B have three children, namely C, D, and E.
A and B started early to divide a part of their wealth equally among the children.
By the year 2006, most of the gifts had been given. The status at that t...
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13.05.2016 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Dear Sir or Madam,
my wife has owned the apartment on the first floor of a 3-family condominium since August 2008. The ground floor and attic belong to two other owners. Since the establishment of the condominium in 1999, the ground floor also has t...
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27.05.2015 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Good day,
We are a relatively young couple with 2 minor children. In case of emergencies, we would like to have a will prepared to ensure that the surviving spouse can fully inherit the deceased spouse's estate.
We would use the following text for ...
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26.04.2015 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Our mother has passed away and the three of us children inherit in equal shares as final heirs (will available). One of my brothers is going through personal bankruptcy.
In my mother's documents, I found a writ of execution that came from the opposin...
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31.07.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
A German acquaintance of mine has fathered a child in the Philippines, who will turn 11 years old this year. Because the mother and the child live in poverty, I have repeatedly asked him to take financial responsibility for his child, but he refuses....
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27.05.2014 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
Hello and good day,
I am pregnant during the probation period (01.01.2014 to 30.06.2014) with a fixed-term contract (end 31.12.2014). Section 2 of the probation period states: "This employment contract is provisionally concluded for a trial period of...
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15.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear legal counsel,
I am currently facing a behavioral issue of purely legal nature. I have already inquired about the issue here, but was unable to find an appropriate answer in relation to the correct behavior in my situation. Here is the situatio...
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07.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello,
the situation is as follows: I am 39 years old and my biological father has passed away. I am his only daughter. However, I was adopted a few years ago (already as an adult) by my mother's new husband - I had been raised by both of them. The ...
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20.02.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
In the will, my mother wrote: "I appoint my 6 children as heirs. ... Gottfried shall not receive any money." I only received 1 vase and a three-piece fish cutlery set as items. The gold ring of my father, which I was supposed to receive according to ...
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03.09.2013 | answered by Andre Stämmler
Before my marriage, I bought a condominium. Then I got married and signed a prenuptial agreement with my husband that includes a separation of property and mutual waiver of inheritance and compulsory portions.
The prenuptial agreement was intended to...
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29.11.2012 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Hello,
my partner has two children (5 and 7) from a previous relationship (not married). The children live with their mother near Aue, while we live near Munich for work reasons. This means she doesn't have any help from us in terms of daily care.
H...
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26.11.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear ladies and gentlemen,
Therefore, I would be very grateful if you could answer my questions. If you do not wish to answer my questions or if answering them is not part of your job, please send me an email to reject.
I have read more materials a...
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03.06.2012 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Situation: I am currently on parental leave and have agreed with my employer to resume my activities on 1 September.
Question: If I were to become pregnant again in July or August, does my employer have to take me back or can they require me to ext...
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01.04.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
My great-aunt (widowed since the 1970s) passed away in early March 2012.
There are no direct relatives, such as children or grandchildren, and the closest relatives are her niece (cousin of my mother), my siblings, and myself.
In 2005, my great-aun...
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07.03.2012 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am the son of a US citizen and a German mother. I have German citizenship. I have been raised exclusively in Germany. I am over 30 years old and would like to have dual citizenship of the US and Germany. My father is listed by n...
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01.03.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
My husband has passed away. We have 3 children together, and my husband has one child from a previous relationship. We have a joint will, a Berlin will, which names me as the sole heir. However, I have received a request from the ...
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21.02.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
My husband, a British citizen, would like to adopt my son, who is 25 years old and a German citizen, as my son would like to take on my husband's family name. We have been married for 10 years and should have surely done this a lo...
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14.02.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
One of my parents has been in need of care for a longer period of time. As the need for care continues to increase, the time is foreseeable when my parents will no longer be able to bear the associated costs themselves. Over 20 ye...
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16.12.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello,
I am 36 years old, a single mother of 2 children aged 5 and 8 years old.
I have completed a three and a half year vocational training as a dental technician with 21 months of work experience afterwards. I then worked in a non-vocational job ...
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15.12.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
My mother has passed away and now the social welfare office is supposed to cover the burial costs. My mother was receiving Hartz 4 benefits, as am I, and I am also severely disabled. The social welfare office is now requesting a list of the number an...
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