security

Iraqi teenager held in Hesse for 'bomb attack plot' in Germany or Britain

Germany has remanded in custody a 17-year-old Iraqi suspected of having planned an explosives attack for the Islamic State jihadist group in Germany or Britain, prosecutors said on Thursday.

families

Dads to get joint custody even if mum says no

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.

custody

Cabinet to strengthen single dads' rights

The German cabinet is due to put forward a new bill on Wednesday allowing unmarried fathers the right to gain joint custody of their children - even against the mother's wishes.

children

Doctors must pay for 'stolen sperm' babies

Two German gynaecologists will have to pay child support for twins they created via artificial insemination – because the biological father did not know anything about it.

children

European court bolsters fathers' rights

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.

children

Unmarried fathers to get automatic joint custody over children

Fathers who are not married to the mothers of their children could soon automatically have equal rights over their children, with Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger preparing to change the law in their favour.