Geburtsanzeige bei einer Hausgeburt

• § 18 Personenstandsgesetz (PStG) – Anzeige
• § 19 PStG – Anzeige durch Personen
• § 33 Verordnung zur Ausführung des Personenstandsgesetzes (PStV) – Nachweise bei Anzeige der Geburt
• Sächsisches Kostenverzeichnis (SächsKVZ), Lfd. Nr. 75 Personenstandsrecht, öffentliches Namensrecht
• § 64 Sozialgesetzbuch Zehntes Buch (SGB X) – Gebührenfreiheit

If you have opted for a home birth, each parent with custody of the child is obliged to report the birth.

If you, as the custodial parent, are unable to report the birth, any other person who was present at the birth or who has direct knowledge of it is obliged to report it.

• Certificate from the midwife / maternity nurse or doctor confirming the birth
• parents' identity card or passport (or recognised passport substitute)

Additional documents

if the parents are married to each other:

• birth certificates and marriage certificate of the parents or
• notarised printout from the marriage register

if the mother is single:

• birth certificate of the mother

if paternity has already been recognised or is to be recognised before the birth is notarised:

• declaration of acknowledgement of paternity/certified copy of the father's declaration of acknowledgement
• notarised copy of the mother's declaration of consent
• birth certificate of the father
• declaration of custody, if available

if the mother is divorced or widowed:

• notarised printout from the marriage register or
• birth certificate and marriage certificate of the mother and divorce decree or death certificate

for foreign parents:

• proof of residence permit to prove the acquisition of German citizenship for the child

Note: The registry office may request further documents if this is necessary to verify information.

a home birth has taken place and you

• are the mother,
• are the father of the child with custody rights,
• were present at the birth as a midwife, maternity nurse, doctor or medical practitioner or
• are another person and know about it.

• birth notification: free of charge and free of charge
• birth certificate for the social benefit "Assistance with pregnancy and maternity": free of charge
• additional certificates: EUR 15,00 each (each additional certificate of the same type EUR 7,00 if applied for at the same time)

The birth must be registered in person with the necessary documents at the registry office in the place of birth.

• Notification of birth: within one week
• If the name has not yet been determined, it must be reported to the registry office within one month.

Requesting birth certificates

After the birth, you can request a birth certificate free of charge from the registry office for the social benefit "Assistance with pregnancy and maternity". The certificate is only issued once for this purpose.

• Assistance during pregnancy and maternity
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If you need birth certificates or notarised register printouts from the register of births for other purposes (e.g. for your employer), please also apply for these.

Details:

• Birth certificate, request at the registry office
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Subsequent registration of the name

If the child's first name and, if applicable, surname are not yet known when the birth is announced, they must be registered with the registry office within one month.

Note: The registry office will inform the registration office of the birth of your child.

Related procedures:

• Marriage certificate, request at the registry office
• Birth certificate, request at the registry office
• Recognition of paternity
• Notarisation of copies and transcripts
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More on this topic:

• Naming, naming law
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