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We are expecting a child

From pregnancy to the first birthday: maternity protection, maternity allowance, paternity and custody, child benefit, parental allowance, parental leave, daycare and returning to work, in the right order.

How the roadmap works. Answer the questions. Your roadmap is built from them, from pregnancy to your child's first birthday. It names deadlines, documents and responsible offices. Your answers and data stay in your browser.

Your answers are not stored or transmitted; they only appear in your browser's address bar. Anyone who shares the link also shares the answers. Legal status as of October 2026: MuSchG (with protection periods after a miscarriage since 1 June 2025), BEEG (text form for parental leave and part-time work during parental leave since 1 May 2025, income limit €175,000 for births from 1 April 2025), EStG, BKGG, SGB II as amended since 1 July 2026 (Grundsicherungsgeld), SGB V, SGB VIII, BGB, PStG, UVG, WoGG.

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As of October 2026. The roadmap arranges general information according to your answers. It does not review an individual case, does not replace legal advice and does not assess your dismissal or any deadline as valid, met or missed. Whether an entitlement exists is decided by the responsible office; deadlines and amounts change often – check important details with an advice centre.

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