Kinder vor dem Familiengericht

Abstract

Every year in Germany, around 200,000 children and adolescents are still before the courts because their parents separate and the right of residence or the entire custody is regulated, or the parents are deprived of custody, contact is regulated or the children live in foster families, residential groups and children's homes and are returned to the family of origin. Despite the new adoption assistance law, does the youth welfare office or the adoption agency now help more effectively to uphold and enforce the best interests of the child? What role do guardians ad litem and, above all, the still often criticized experts play in family court proceedings? Who helps to uphold the rights of children who are circumcised? What should happen in the future to children from surrogacy and intended parents? How do professionals deal empathetically with the child in juvenile and family court proceedings? How do children feel when they are taken away from their parents or foster parents? The 4th, updated edition of this proven handbook shows in a practical way how the best interests of the child can be upheld and child protection enforced.