Adoption eines Volljährigen beantragen

If you wish to adopt a person of legal age, you and the person to be adopted can apply for this at the local court - family court

The adoption of an adult as a child (adoption) is pronounced by the family court at the request of the adopter(s) and the adoptee(s).

An adult may be adopted as a child if the adoption is morally justified. This is to be assumed in particular if a parent-child relationship has already arisen between the adopter and the adoptee.

Adoption by adults is in principle designed as an adoption with weak effects, i.e. the relationship of the adopter to his or her natural family is not completely severed. Under certain conditions, however, it may also be pronounced as a full adoption, which leads to almost complete integration into the family of the adopter(s).

• notarized application of the adopter and the adoptee
• In the case of a stepchild adoption, a notarized declaration of consent by the spouse of the adopter.
• Notarized declaration of consent of the spouse of the person to be adopted

• You may adopt a person of full age as a child if the adoption is morally justified.
• This is the case if a parent-child relationship has already been established.
• This can be assumed, for example, if
• the person to be adopted has already lived in your family as a minor child and
• legal reasons have prevented the adoption. Example: The natural parents refused to consent to the adoption while the adoptee was a minor.

• Costs for notarial certification and
• Court costs

You must submit the required documents to the family court as notarized statements.

• You can also commission a notary to submit the documents.
• If you have your own children, the court will consider whether their overriding interests conflict with the adoption.
• This could be the case if the following claims would be unreasonably diminished:
  • Maintenance claims
  • claims under inheritance law
• Even if the adoptee has children of his or her own, the court examines whether their overriding interests conflict with the adoption. Therefore, the children of both parties have a right to be heard.
• If the requirements for an adult adoption are met, the court pronounces the adoption of the adult by means of an order.

Due to the prescribed procedure, usually at least 3 months, depending on the individual case.

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The rejection of the application for adoption by the family court may be appealed against in accordance with sections 58 et seq. of the FamFG within one month. FamFG within one month.

• Adoption of a person of full age Debate
• Notarially certified applications by adopter and adoptee
• Adoption morally justified, in particular in the case of a parent-child relationship
• Competent: Local Court - Family Court

The family court at your local district court will decide on the application for adoption.

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