Eignungsfeststellung von Adoptionsbewerber:innen für eine Inlandsadoption Feststellung

Would you like to adopt a child from Germany? Then you must first qualify as adoptive parents.

The aim of adoption is to find the most suitable parents for a child who, for various reasons, cannot grow up with their biological parents.

That is why the adoption agencies carefully check the suitability of the potential adoptive parents. This involves, for example, the reasons for the adoption, the stability of the partnership or health aspects.

• Miscellaneous documents

  Documents must be submitted for the suitability determination, which are then checked by the adoption agency. This will be discussed in advance during a consultation.

If you wish to adopt a child in Germany, you must have unlimited legal capacity under German law and be at least 25 years old. If you are married, at least one of the spouses must be this age and the younger spouse must be at least 21 years old. There is no maximum age for adoptive parents. However, according to the Federal Working Group of the State Youth Welfare Offices, the age difference to the adoptive child should correspond to a natural distance.

Normally, a married couple - regardless of gender - can only adopt a child together. However, single people can also adopt a child.

The adoption agency will check your suitability as an applicant.

You apply to an adoption agency for an adoption. This can either be your youth welfare office or a recognized non-governmental adoption agency.
This is followed by a suitability test. The specialists at the placement agency will talk to you to find out more about you.

This process can take several months. Adoption is only possible after a positive suitability test by the youth welfare office.

However, this is no guarantee that an adoption placement will actually take place.