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A custody register is kept at the youth welfare office responsible for the child's place of birth. An entry is made in the custody register if
If there are no entries in the custody register, the mother who is not married to the child's father will receive written information on request. By submitting the written information to authorities, banks etc., the mother can document her sole custody.
The application for written information must be addressed to the youth welfare office in whose area the mother has her habitual residence. The date and place of birth of the child must be stated, as well as the name that the child had at the time of the certification of its birth.
The application for written information must be sent to the youth welfare office in whose area the mother has her habitual residence. The date and place of birth of the child as well as the name the child had at the time of its birth must be stated.