End legal advisership 
Do you have a guardian from the Office of Social Services to clarify maintenance and/or paternity issues? You no longer need the guardian and would like to terminate the guardianship? Here you can find out how to do this.
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Basic information
The parent who has applied for guardianship can terminate it at any time. A written declaration to the youth welfare office is sufficient for this.
You can also terminate the guardianship only partially. In this case, write down the purpose for which you want to keep the guardianship for your child.
The guardianship ends automatically if the legal requirements are no longer met. This is the case, for example, if:
- both parents have assumed joint custody and the child lives in the joint household,
- the child has reached the age of majority
- the single parent and the child move abroad (residence abroad),
- the guardianship has fulfilled its purpose, for example, paternity has been established.
Requirements
You have applied for a legal advisership.
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Procedure
You can notify the competent social center in writing of the termination of the assistance.
More information
The Youth Welfare Office also does the following:
- The Youth Welfare Office advises and assists you in asserting maintenance claims.
- The Youth Welfare Office notarizes: Paternity acknowledgments and consents, maintenance claims, declarations of custody for joint custody and maternity acknowledgments.
- The Youth Welfare Office issues certificates for unmarried mothers that there is no entry in the custody register and that she as the mother therefore has sole custody. This is the so-called negative certificate.
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Competent Department
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Bremen-Nord: Sozialzentrum 1 – Beistandschaft/Unterhalt für Minderjährige – Blumenthal, Vegesack, Burglesum
- +49 421 361 7837
- Am Sedanplatz 7, 28757 Bremen
- beistandschaft-
S1 @afsd. bremen. de
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Bremen-Stadt: Sozialzentrum 2 – Beistandschaft/Unterhalt für Minderjährige
- +49 421 361 16892
- +49 421 361 8301
- Utbremer Straße 90, 28217 Bremen
- Website
- beistandschaft
@afsd. bremen. de
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Online Services
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Beistandschaft Online
The online service "Beistandschaft" enables digital application, further flexible processing of the application and subsequent uploading of additional documents. In addition, citizens can arrange a consultation appointment with their responsible youth welfare office. A new feature of this online service is the termination of the guardianship. This means that guardianships that are no longer needed can be conveniently terminated online.
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Fees / Costs
gebührenfrei
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
There is no deadline.
How long does it take to process
The guardianship ends as soon as you notify the Youth Welfare Office in writing.
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 12.11.2025