https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new law will for the first time grant single fathers joint custody of their children even if this goes against the mother's wishes, in an attempt to put an end to bitter legal struggles between unmarried parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20130204/47705 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:06:00 +0100 47705 Biological fathers do not have the right to legal paternity if their kids already have a daddy, the European Court for Human Rights ruled on Thursday, rejecting the pleas of two German men. https://www.thelocal.de/20120322/41499 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:10:00 +0100 41499 The European Court of Human Rights granted a Nigerian man access to his children on Tuesday, overturning a series of German court rulings and potentially strengthening unmarried fathers’ rights. https://www.thelocal.de/20101221/31945 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:29:00 +0100 31945 A growing number of Germans want children, intensifying demands for government assistance to improve the balance between work and family, according to a new study from the Family Ministry. https://www.thelocal.de/20100901/29533 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:11:00 +0200 29533 The number of single-parent families in Germany has risen over the past decade, with nearly one in five mothers and fathers now raising their children on their own, a national “microcensus” revealed Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100729/28831 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:26:00 +0200 28831 Nearly a fifth of new German fathers have applied for parental leave benefits allowing them to stay at home on two-thirds of their pay for a year, the Family Ministry said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20080611/12433 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:53:00 +0200 12433