Adoption mediation

Adoption is a special form of family formation. A wide range of counseling services are provided for relinquishing parents as well as couples and individuals wishing to adopt.

• Advice and support for relinquishing parents, including after the adoption has taken place and for confidential births
• Advice, preparation and training for adoptive parent applicants
• Placement of children in Germany, support and advice for the adoptive family
• Supporting contacts between the relinquishing and adopting family in the case of open adoption
• Advice and expert opinion on stepchild, kinship and third-party adoptions
• Support and advice for adopted children (e.g. help with the search for identity, access to files for adoptees, help and support in the search for birth parents and siblings)
• Assistance with foreign adoptions
• Further training and exchange opportunities for adoptive parents/families
• Support and moderation of the group of adult adoptees

Every adoption must be in the best interests of the child.

• §§ Sections 50, 51, 59 of Social Code VIII
• German Civil Code
• Adoption Placement Act