Child and youth services and the judicial system
The youth welfare office is obliged to participate regularly in hearings on matters of family law before the family court and hearings pertaining to
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The idea of the "social state" goes back to "the social question" of the 19th century and the creation of a regulatory principle to counter the social consequences of the
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The Federal Republic of Germany is home to towns, cities and municipalities (known collectively as local authorities) of varying sizes: from small municipalities consisting of a few
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The constitutional provisions relating to the Federal Republic of Germany's finances are found in Articles 104a to 108 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz/GG). These regulate financial
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Relationship between children, parents and state
The subsidiary relationship between state, parent and child is regulated in Article 6 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz/GG), the
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