Partnerschaft und Familie
Procedure
- The adoption agency advises all parties involved
- The application is filed with the family court
- The need for adoption and suitability are examined
- The family court decides on the adoption
Legal bases
More information
Different-sex couples and same-sex couples can adopt a stepchild.
It is also a stepchild adoption if in a lesbian partnership the partner of the birth mother - for example after an artificial insemination or sperm donation - wants to obtain the legal parenthood for the common desired child and applies for the adoption of the child for this purpose.
