Crime

Man cites Christian faith for kidnapping children

A 38-year-old German man who kidnapped his four children and took them to North Africa last year told a court Tuesday that his Christian beliefs drove him to the crime. He remains unrepentant.

children

Court rules against pet visitation rights

Germans who have legally separated do not have the right to visit the pets they shared with their spouses, a court said Wednesday, rejecting the complaint of a dejected wife.

children

In the name of the father

German men have become the weaker sex. Not even the Constitutional Court decision opening the way for unmarried fathers to gain joint custody of their children can change that. But that doesn’t make fathers any less important, writes <b>Tissy Bruns</b> from <b>Der Tagesspiegel</b>.

children

Custody rights for unwed fathers strengthened

Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the law denying unwed fathers custody rights to their children without the mother’s permission is unconstitutional, opening the way for automatic joint custody.

European Union

EU court rules German custody laws discriminate against fathers

German child custody laws discriminate against single fathers and should be changed, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Thursday.