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Under § 1684 BGB a German child has a right of contact with each parent, and each parent is both entitled and obliged to have it. How Umgangsrecht actually works, including supervised contact and enforcement.
German divorce costs are not a flat fee. See how the Verfahrenswert under § 43 FamGKG drives both court and lawyer fees, the KostBRÄG 2025 fee increase, and a full worked example.
How German divorce actually works: the mandatory Trennungsjahr under §§ 1565 and 1566 BGB, living apart under one roof, the automatic pension split (Versorgungsausgleich), who needs a lawyer, and the practical filing sequence.
The full 2026 Duesseldorfer Tabelle with all 15 income groups and four age bands, plus the Kindergeld deduction, Selbstbehalt and Mangelfall rules that set actual German child support.
Zugewinngemeinschaft is Germany's default marital property regime, but it is not community of property. See how the Zugewinnausgleich actually works, with a full worked example of the Ausgleichsforderung.
Familienrecht explained for the whole cluster: the Familiengericht, the Trennungsjahr and divorce, Zugewinnausgleich, spousal and child maintenance, and custody and contact rights.
How Sorgerecht actually works in Germany: joint custody for married parents under § 1626 BGB, the mother-default for unmarried parents under § 1626a BGB, how courts decide custody disputes, and the pending KiMoG reform that is not yet law.
How spousal maintenance actually works in Germany: Trennungsunterhalt under § 1361 BGB during separation, nachehelicher Unterhalt after divorce, the 45 percent quota, the Selbstbehalt, and how the § 1609 ranking decides who gets paid first.
How German child support law actually works: who owes Unterhalt under §§ 1601 ff. BGB, the Selbstbehalt that protects a paying parent's own income, the Mindestunterhalt schedule, and how an unpaid claim is enforced through the Jugendamt.