Germany

Section 237 Forced marriage 

(1) Whosoever unlawfully with force or threat of serious harm causes a person to enter into a marriage shall be liable to imprisonment from six months to five years. The act shall be 

unlawful if the use of force or the threat of harm is deemed inappropriate for the purpose of achieving the desired outcome. 

(2) The same penalty shall apply to a person who, for the purposes of committing an offence under subsection (1) above, with force or threat of serious harm or through deception, transports that person, or causes that person to travel, to a territory outside the Federal Republic of Germany, or prevents that person from returning from there. 

(3) The attempt shall be punishable. 

(4) In less serious cases the penalty shall be imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine. 

Section 240: Using threats or force to cause a person to do, suffer or omit an act 

(1) Whosoever unlawfully with force or threat of serious harm causes a person to commit, suffer or omit an act shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine. 

(2) The act shall be unlawful if the use of force or the threat of harm is deemed inappropriate for the purpose of achieving the desired outcome. 

(3) The attempt shall be punishable. 

(4) In especially serious cases the penalty shall be imprisonment from six months to five years. An especially serious case typically occurs if the offender 

1. causes another person to engage in sexual activity or to enter into marriage;
2. causes a pregnant woman to terminate the pregnancy; or
3. abuses his powers or position as a public official.

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Section 170 Breach of maintenance obligation 

(1) Whoever evades a statutory maintenance obligation so that the necessities of life of the person entitled to maintenance are endangered or would be endangered without the assistance of others incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine.  

(2) Whoever is obliged to pay maintenance to a pregnant woman and reprehensibly withholds this maintenance, thereby causing a termination of the pregnancy, incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or a fine. 

Section 174 Sexual abuse of persons in one’s charge  

(1) Whoever performs sexual acts  

1. on a person under 16 years of age who is entrusted to them for upbringing, education or care, 
2. on a person under 18 years of age who is entrusted to them for upbringing, education or care, or who is their subordinate within a service or employment relationship, by abusing the dependence associated with the educational, care, service or employment relationship or
3. on a person under 18 years of age who is their biological or adopted descendant or the biological or adopted descendant of their spouse, life partner or a person with whom they live in a quasi-marital relationship or quasi-life partnership or has the person in their charge perform sexual acts on them incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term of between three months and five years.

(2) Whoever is entrusted with the upbringing, education or care of persons under 18 years of age in an institution specified for this purpose and who 1. performs sexual acts on a person under 16 years of age who has a legal relationship with the institution which serves this person’s upbringing, education or care, or who has that person perform sexual acts on them or 2. exploits their position in order to perform sexual acts on a person under 18 years of age who has a legal relationship with the institution which serves this person’s upbringing, education or care, or who has that person perform sexual acts on them incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term of between three months and five years. 

(3) Whoever, under the conditions of subsection (1) or (2), 1. performs sexual acts in the presence of the person in their charge or 2. causes the person in their charge to perform sexual acts in their presence for the purpose of their own sexual arousal or that of the person in their charge incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine. 

(4) The attempt is punishable. 

(5) In the cases under subsection (1) no. 1, subsection (2) no. 1 or subsection (3) in conjunction with subsection (1) no. 1 or with subsection (2) no. 1, the court may dispense with imposing a penalty pursuant to this provision if the wrongfulness of the act is minor. 

Section 181a Pimping  

(1) Whoever  

1. exploits another person engaging in prostitution or 
2. for their own pecuniary benefit controls another person’s exercise of prostitution, determines the place, time, extent or other circumstances of the exercise of prostitution, or takes measures to prevent the person from giving up prostitution, 

and to that end maintains a general relationship with the person beyond a particular occasion, incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term of between six months and five years.  

(2) Whoever undermines another person’s personal or financial independence by promoting, on a commercial basis, that person’s exercise of prostitution by procuring sexual relations, and to that end maintains a general relationship with the person beyond a particular occasion, incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine.  

(3) Whoever commits the offences referred to in subsection (1) nos. 1 and 2 or promotes the activities referred to in subsection (2) in relation to their spouse or life partner incurs the penalty indicated in subsections (1) and (2). 

Section 237 Forced marriage  

(1) Whoever unlawfully, by force or threat of serious harm causes a person to enter into a marriage incurs a penalty of imprisonment for a term of between six months and five years. The act is unlawful if the use of force or the threat of harm is deemed reprehensible in respect of the desired objective.  

(2) Whoever, for the purposes of committing an offence under subsection (1), by force or threat of serious harm or through deception takes that person or causes that person to travel to a territory outside the territorial scope of this statute or prevents that person from returning from there incurs the same penalty.  

(3) The attempt is punishable.  

(4) In less serious cases, the penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine. 

Section 247 Theft from relatives or persons living in same household  

If a relative, the guardian or the carer of the offender is the victim of the theft or if the victim lives in the same household as the offender, the offence is prosecuted only upon request. 

§ 8 Residence not fully competent 

Anyone who is legally incapable or limited in their legal capacity can without the will of their legal Representative neither establish nor annul a residence 

Section 207 Suspension of the statute of limitations for family and similar reasons 

(1) The statute of limitations for claims between spouses is suspended as long as the marriage exists. The same goes for 

for claims between 

1. Civil partners as long as the civil partnership exists,
2. the child and
3. a) his parents or
4. b) the spouse or partner of one of the parents until the child reaches the age of 21,
5. the guardian and the ward for the duration of the guardianship relationship,
6. the supervised and the supervisor during the duration of the supervisory relationship and 
7. the foster child and the carer for the duration of the custody.

The statute of limitations for claims of the child against the assistance is for the duration of the assistance inhibited. 

(2) Section 208 remains unaffected 

Section 1298 Compensation for withdrawal 

(1) If a betrothed resigns from the engagement, he has the other betrothed and his parents as well to compensate third parties who acted instead of the parents for the damage that resulted from it is that they incurred expenses or incurred liabilities in anticipation of the marriage. Dem He also has to reimburse other fiancées for the damage suffered by them in anticipation of the Before taking any other measures affecting his property or employment. 

(2) The damage is only to be reimbursed insofar as the expenses, the incurrence of liabilities and the other measures were appropriate under the circumstances. 

(3) The obligation to pay compensation does not apply if there is an important reason for the withdrawal. 

§ 1299 Withdrawal due to the fault of the other party 

If a fiancé induces the resignation of the other through a fault that is an important reason for the Withdrawal forms, he is obliged to pay damages in accordance with § 1298 Paragraph 1, 2. 

Section 1301 return of gifts 

If the marriage does not take place, each fiancé can hand over what he gives to the other has given or given as a sign of engagement, according to the regulations on the surrender of a Demand unjust enrichment. In case of doubt, it can be assumed that reclaiming is excluded should be if the engagement is dissolved by the death of one of the betrothed. 

Section 1303 Marriage 

A marriage may not be entered into before the age of majority. With a person who is 16 years of age a marriage cannot be effectively entered into 

§ 1310 Competence of the registrar, healing of faulty marriages 

(1) The marriage is only entered into by the fact that the couple declare in front of the registrar that To want to enter into marriage. The registrar is not allowed to participate in the marriage refuse if the conditions for marriage are met. The registrar needs his cooperation refuse if 

1. it is obvious that the marriage would be annulable under Section 1314 (2), or
2. According to Article 13 paragraph 3 of the Introductory Act to the Civil Code, the intended marriage would be ineffective or the annulment of the marriage is possible.

(2) A registrar is also someone who, without being a registrar, publicly holds the office of a registrar exercised and entered the marriage in the marriage register. 

(3) A marriage is also deemed to have been concluded if the spouses have declared that they are to enter into marriage with one another want, and 

1. the registrar has entered the marriage in the marriage register,
2. the registrar in connection with the notarization of the birth of a joint child

Spouse has entered a reference to the marriage in the birth register or 

3. the registrar of the spouse a family law declaration that is effective

an existing marriage presupposes, has accepted and the spouse has an in 

Legal certification has been issued and the spouses since then ten years or until the death of one of the spouses, but at least five years, as Spouses have lived together. 

Section 1314 Reasons for Cancellation 

(1) A marriage can be annulled if it 

1. contrary to § 1303 sentence 1 has been concluded with a minor who at the time of Marriage had reached the age of 16, or
2. has been concluded contrary to §§ 1304, 1306, 1307, 1311.

(2) A marriage can also be annulled if 

1. a spouse enters the marriage in a state of unconsciousness or temporary disturbance who found mental activity;
2. a spouse did not know at the time of the marriage that it was going to be a marriage;
3. a spouse has been determined to enter into marriage by fraudulent misrepresentation about such circumstances is, which him with knowledge of the facts and with correct appreciation of the nature of the marriage from entering into held the marriage; this does not apply if the deception concerns or of financial circumstances has been committed against a third party without the knowledge of the other spouse;
4. a spouse has been illegally threatened to enter into marriage;
5. Both spouses agreed at the time of the marriage that they had no obligation under §1353 para. 1 want to justify.

Section 1315 Exclusion of repeal 

(1) Annulment of the marriage is excluded 

1. in the event of a violation of Section 1303 Sentence 1, if
2. a) the minor spouse, after he has come of age, has indicated that he wants to continue the marriage (confirmation), or
3. b) the annulment of the marriage due to exceptional circumstances such a severe hardship for the Underage spouses would constitute the maintenance of the marriage exceptionally appears necessary;
4. in the event of a violation of Section 1304, if the spouse has been identified after the legal incapacity has ceased has that he wants to continue the marriage (confirmation);
5. in the case of section 1314 (2) no. 1, if the spouse after loss of consciousness or the disorder of Mental activity has indicated that he wants to continue the marriage (confirmation);
6. in the cases of Section 1314, Paragraph 2, No. 2 to 4, if the spouse after discovering the error or the Deception or after the predicament has ceased to indicate that he wants to continue the marriage (Confirmation);
7. in the cases of Section 1314 Paragraph 2 No. 5, if the spouses are spouses after the marriage have lived together.

The confirmation of an incapacitated person is invalid. 

(2) Annulment of the marriage is also excluded 

1. in the event of a violation of Section 1306, if the divorce or annulment of the

previous marriage or the dissolution of the civil partnership is pronounced and this saying after the conclusion of the new marriage becomes final; 

2. in the event of a violation of Section 1311, if the spouses have been married five years or if one of them died previously, lived together as spouses until his / her death, but at least three years unless cancellation is requested at the end of the five years or at the time of death.

Section 1316 Eligibility to apply 

(1) Eligible to apply 

1. in the event of a violation of section 1303 sentence 1, sections 1304, 1306, 1307, 1311 and in the cases of section 1314 para.

2 No. 1 and 5 each spouse, the competent administrative authority and, in the cases of Section 1306, also the third person. The competent administrative authority is established by ordinance of the state governments certainly. The state governments can grant the authorization pursuant to sentence 2 by means of a statutory instrument transferred to the competent highest state authorities; 

2. In the cases of Section 1314 Paragraph 2 No. 2 to 4, the spouse named there is.

(2) The application for a legally incompetent spouse can only be made by their legal representative will. In the event of a violation of Section 1303 Sentence 1, a minor spouse can only submit the application themselves; 

he does not need the consent of his legal representative. 

(3) In the event of a violation of Sections 1304, 1306, 1307 and in the cases of Section 1314 Paragraph 2 No. 1 and 5, the competent administrative authority submit the application, if not annulment of the marriage for one spouse or would be so severe a hardship for the children born of the marriage that the Maintaining the marriage appears advisable as an exception. In the event of a violation of Section 1303 Sentence 1, the Submit the application to the competent authority, unless the minor spouse is of legal age in the meantime and has indicated that he wants to continue the marriage. 

§ 1317 application deadline 

(1) In the cases of § 1314 paragraph 2 numbers 2 and 3, the application can only be submitted within one year, in the case of Section 1314 (2) number 4 can only be submitted within three years. The period begins with the discovery of the Error or deception or cessation of predicament; for the legal representative one However, the period does not begin before the spouse who is incapable of contracting Circumstances justifying the start of the period become known. Sections 206, 210 (1) sentence 1 apply to the course of the period apply accordingly. 

(2) If the legal representative of a legally incompetent spouse has not submitted the application in good time, so the spouse can submit the application himself / herself within six months of the cessation of legal incapacity put. 

(3) If the marriage has already been dissolved, the application can no longer be made. 

Section 1353 Marital partnership 

(1) The marriage is concluded for life by two persons of different or same sex. The Spouses are obliged to have a marital partnership with each other; they are responsible for one another. 

(2) A spouse is not obliged to meet the request of the other spouse to establish community To obey if the request is an abuse of his right or if the marriage has failed is 

Section 1356 Housekeeping, Employment 

(1) The spouses regulate the housekeeping by mutual agreement. Housekeeping is one left by the spouse, they manage the household on their own responsibility. 

(2) Both spouses are entitled to be gainfully employed. When choosing and exercising gainful employment they have to give due consideration to the needs of the other spouse and the family 

§ 1357 business to cover the necessities of life 

(1) Each spouse is entitled to do business to adequately cover the family’s needs To get effect for the other spouse. Through such business, both spouses become entitled and obliged, unless the circumstances indicate otherwise. 

(2) One spouse can authorize the other spouse to conduct business with effect for him, limit or exclude; there is no sufficient limit or exclusion Reason, the family court has to revoke it on application. The restriction or Exclusion only in accordance with § 1412. 

(3) Paragraph 1 does not apply if the spouses live separately. 

Section 1359 Scope of the duty of care 

The spouses have to fulfill the obligations arising from the marital relationship to vouch for each other only for the care that they usually apply in their own affairs. 

Section 1360 Obligation to maintain a family 

The spouses are obliged to each other to adequately care for the family through their work and property to chat. If a spouse is left to run the household, he fulfills his obligation through work Contribute to the maintenance of the family, usually by running the household 

Section 1361 alimony if separated 

(1) If the spouses live separately, one spouse can differ from the other according to their living conditions and demand maintenance commensurate with the income and financial situation of the spouses; For Expenses as a result of bodily harm or damage to health apply § 1610a. Is separated between the living spouses pending divorce proceedings, the maintenance from the beginning of the Lis pendens to also the cost of adequate insurance in case of old age as well as the reduced ability to work. 

(2) The spouse who is not gainfully employed can only be referred to his maintenance by a Earning gainful employment yourself, if this from him according to his personal circumstances, in particular because of previous employment, taking into account the duration of the marriage, and according to the economic Relationships between both spouses can be expected. 

(3) The provision of § 1579 No. 2 to 8 on the restriction or refusal of maintenance due to gross Inequity applies accordingly. 

(4) Current maintenance is to be granted by paying a cash pension. The pension is monthly in advance to pay. The obligated person owes the full monthly amount even if the entitled person during the Month dies. Section 1360a Paragraphs 3, 4 and Sections 1360b, 1605 shall apply accordingly. 

Section 1361a Distribution of household items when living separately 

(1) If the spouses live separately, each of them can take away the household items belonging to him from the to surrender to other spouses. However, he is obliged to allow the other spouse to use them leave to the extent that he needs them to run a separate household and the release according to the Circumstances of the case of equity. 

(2) Household items that belong together to the spouses are between them according to the Principles of equity distributed. 

(3) If the spouses cannot come to an agreement, the competent court shall decide. This can be a set reasonable remuneration for the use of household items. 

(4) The ownership structure remains unaffected, unless the spouses agree otherwise. 

Section 1361b Marital home in the case of separated lives 

(1) If the spouses live separately from one another or if one of them wishes to live separately, one spouse may demand that the other leave him the married home or part of it for his sole use, provided that this is also necessary, taking into account the interests of the other spouse, in order to avoid undue hardship to avoid. Unreasonable hardship can also exist if the welfare of those living in the household Children is impaired. If a spouse alone or jointly with a third party owns the property that Heritable building right or usufruct on the property on which the married home is located, so this is to be especially considered; The same applies to home ownership, permanent residence rights and that real right of residence. 

(2) If the spouse against whom the application is directed has the other spouse unlawfully and willfully injured to the body, health or freedom or with such an injury or the violation of If life is unlawfully threatened, the entire apartment is generally to be left for sole use. The right to rent the apartment is only excluded if there are no further violations and unlawful threats, unless the injured spouse is further Living together with the other is unreasonable due to the seriousness of the act. 

(3) If a spouse has been given all or part of the marital home, the other is entitled to everything refrain from doing anything that would make it difficult or impossible to exercise this right of use. He can demand remuneration for the use from the spouse entitled to use, as far as this is fair corresponds 

4) After the separation of the spouses within the meaning of Section 1567 (1), is a spouse from the marital home moved out and he has serious intentions to return within six months of moving out If not stated to other spouses, it is irrefutably presumed that he is the one in the married home has left the sole right of use to the remaining spouses. 

Section 1363 Community of Profits 

(1) The spouses live in the property regime of the community of gains if they do not do something by marriage contractagree otherwise.  

(2) The respective property of the spouses does not become their joint property; This also applies toAssets that a spouse acquires after the marriage. The gain that the spouses have in marriage however, it will be offset when the community of gains ends 

Section 1408 marriage contract, freedom of contract 

(1) The spouses can regulate their matrimonial property relationships by contract (marriage contract), in particular cancel or change the property regime even after the marriage is entered into. 

(2) If the spouses conclude agreements on pension equalization in a marriage contract, so are insofar §§ 6 and 8 of the Pension Equalization Act apply. 

§ 1414 Entry of the separation of property 

If the spouses exclude or cancel the statutory matrimonial property regime, the property is separated, unless otherwise stipulated in the marriage contract. The same applies when offsetting the gain excluded or the community of property is canceled. 

Section 1415 Agreement by marriage contract 

If the spouses agree community of property by marriage contract, the following provisions apply. 

Section 1519 Agreement by marriage contract 

If the spouses agree on the property regime of the electoral gain community by marriage contract, then apply the provisions of the agreement of February 4, 2010 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the property regime of the electoral gain community. § 1368 applies accordingly. § 1412 does not apply. 

Section 1564 Divorce by judicial decision 

A marriage can only be divorced by a judicial decision at the request of one or both spouses. The marriage is dissolved when the decision becomes final. The conditions under which the divorce can be coveted result from the following regulations. 

Section 1565 Failure of Marriage 

(1) A marriage can be divorced if it has failed. The marriage failed when the The cohabitation of the spouses no longer exists and it cannot be expected that the spouses will restore. 

(2) If the spouses have not been separated for a year, the marriage can only be divorced if the Continuation of the marriage for the applicant for reasons inherent in the person of the other spouse would represent unreasonable hardship. 

Section 1566 Presumption of Failure 

(1) It is irrefutably presumed that the marriage has failed if the spouses have been separated for a year live and both spouses apply for divorce or the respondent consents to the divorce. 

(2) It is irrefutably presumed that the marriage has failed if the spouses have been separated for three years Life. 

Section 1567 Living Separately 

(1) The spouses live separately if there is no domestic community between them and there is one spouse obviously does not want to establish it because he rejects the conjugal union. The domestic community no longer exists even if the spouses live separately within the marital home. 

(2) A cohabitation for a short period of time, which is intended to serve the reconciliation of the spouses, interrupts or does not inhibit the deadlines specified in § 1566. 

Section 1568 hardship clause 

(1) The marriage should not be divorced, although it has failed, if and for as long as it is maintained the marriage in the interest of the minor children resulting from the marriage for special reasons exceptionally necessary or if and for as long as the divorce is for the defendant who rejects it Exceptional circumstances would constitute such severe hardship that maintaining the marriage appears advisable as an exception, taking into account the interests of the applicant. 

(2) (dropped out) 

Section 1568a Marital Home 

(1) One spouse can request that the other spouse give him / her the marital home on the occasion of the divorce leaves if he is on their use, taking into account the well-being of the children living in the household and the living conditions of the spouse is more dependent than the other spouse or the Transfer for other reasons is equitable. 

(2) Is one of the spouses alone or jointly with a third party owner of the property on which the marital home is located or a spouse has a usufruct alone or jointly with a third party, the heritable building right or a real right to live on the property, the other spouse can the Only request release if this is necessary in order to avoid undue hardship. The same applies accordingly for home ownership and permanent residence rights. 

(3) The spouse to whom the apartment is left steps in 

1. at the time of receipt of the notification from the spouse of the transfer to the landlord or
2. When the final decision in the apartment allocation procedure becomes final in place of the spouse who is obliged to provide a rental contract or continues a lease entered into by both alone. Section 563 (4) applies accordingly.

(4) A spouse can establish a tenancy agreement for an apartment that the spouses are based on a service or employment relationship that exists between one of them and a third party only request if the third party agrees or if this is necessary to avoid severe hardship. 

(5) If there is no tenancy over the marital home, both the spouse and the entitlement to their The transfer, as well as the person authorized to rent, is entitled to establish a rental relationship demand local conditions. Under the conditions of Section 575 (1) or if the justification an unlimited tenancy is unreasonable, taking into account the legitimate interests of the landlord t he landlord can demand an appropriate time limit for the tenancy. Come to an agreement the amount of the rent does not materialize, the landlord can pay a reasonable rent, in case of doubt the usual local rent Compare rent. 

(6) In the cases of paragraphs 3 and 5, the entitlement to enter into a tenancy or to his lease expires Justification one year after the final decision in the divorce case has become final, if not before has been pending. 

Section 1568b household items 

(1) Each spouse can request that the other spouse give him / her on the occasion of the divorce Leaves property owned household items and assigns them if he is on their use under Consideration of the well-being of the children living in the household and the living conditions of the spouses in is more dependent than the other spouse or this is fair for other reasons. 

(2) Household items that were purchased during the marriage for the common household apply to the distribution as joint property of the spouses, unless the sole property of one spouse is available firmly. 

(3) The spouse who transfers his property in accordance with paragraph 1 may receive an appropriate compensation payment desire. 

Section 1626 Parental Care, Principles 

(1) The parents have the duty and the right to care for the minor child (parental custody). The Parental custody includes custody of the child (personal custody) and the child’s property (Asset care). 

(2) In care and upbringing, parents take into account the growing ability and the growing The child’s need to act independently and responsibly. You discuss with the child As far as it is appropriate according to the level of development, questions of parental care and strive for mutual agreement on. 

(3) As a rule, the best interests of the child include dealing with both parents. The same applies to handling with other persons with whom the child has ties, if their maintenance for his development is beneficial. 

Section 1684 Contact of the child with the parents 

(1) The child has the right to have contact with each parent; each parent is responsible for dealing with the child obliged and entitled. 

(2) The parents must refrain from anything that affects the relationship between the child and the other parent impaired or difficult to bring up. The same applies if the child is in the care of someone else Person is located. 

(3) The family court can decide on the scope of the right of access and its exercise, too towards third parties. The parties involved can be ordered to fulfill the requirements set out in paragraph 2 stop the regular duty. If the obligation according to paragraph 2 is violated permanently or repeatedly and significantly, can the family court also order a guardianship for the conduct of the contact (intercommunal guardianship). The custody includes the right to surrender the child to carry out contact request and to determine his stay for the duration of the contact. The order is to be limited in time. For the reimbursement of expenses and the remuneration of the social worker, Section 277 of the Act on the Procedures in family matters and in matters of voluntary jurisdiction accordingly. 

(4) The family court can exercise the right of access or the enforcement of previous decisions on the Restrict or exclude the right of access if this is necessary for the best interests of the child. A Decision that restricts the right of access or its enforcement for a longer period of time or permanently or excludes, can only be issued if otherwise the best interests of the child would be endangered. The family court can in particular, order that the handling may only take place if a third party willing to cooperate is present is. Third parties can also be a youth welfare organization or an association; this then determines which one Individual performing the task. 

Section 1931 Statutory inheritance law of the spouse 

(1) One fourth of the surviving spouse of the testator is next to relatives of the first order Second-order relatives or grandparents next to half of the inheritance as the legal heir. If grandparents meet descendants of grandparents, the spouse also receives from the other Half of the share that would go to the descendants under Section 1926. 

(2) If there are neither relatives of the first or second order nor grandparents, the surviving spouse the whole inheritance. 

(3) The provision of § 1371 remains unaffected. 

(4) Existence of separation of property in the case of inheritance and are a legal heir alongside the surviving spouse or two children of the testator are appointed, the surviving spouse and each child inherit in equal parts; § 1924 para. 3 also applies in this case. 

§ 11 Competence and registry office reservation 

(1) Every German registry office is responsible for the marriage. 

(2) A religious or traditional act aimed at establishing a lasting effect comparable to marriage Establish a bond between two people, one of whom has not yet reached the age of 18 forbidden. The same goes for the conclusion of a contract, according to the traditional or religious The ideas of the partners take the place of marriage. The prohibitions are directed against persons who 

1. perform such an act as a clergyman or participate in it,
2. as custodian of a minor, initiate such an act,
3. As an adult or as an agent, agree to a contract that is comparable to marriage Bond established, or
4. as persons present testify to such an act, as far as their cooperation for the validity of the Act according to religious regulations, traditional ideas or the law of one of the local communities Willing to commit is seen as necessary

Section 70 Administrative fines 

(1) An administrative offense is committed by anyone who, contrary to Section 11 (2), also in conjunction with Section 17 (1), one of the specified there Commits an act or concludes a contract named there. 

(2) An administrative offense is committed by anyone who willfully or negligently 

1. as a person pursuant to Section 19 sentence 1 number 1 contrary to Section 18 paragraph 1 sentence 1 number 1 or sentence 2,
2. as the carrier of a facility pursuant to Section 20 sentence 1 contrary to Section 18 subsection 1 sentence 1 number 2 or sentence 2,
3. contrary to Section 24 (1) sentence 1,
4. as a person according to Section 29 Paragraph 1 Clause 1 No. 1 or 2 contrary to Section 28 No. 1 or
5. as the sponsor of a facility in accordance with Section 30 Paragraph 1 in conjunction with Section 20 Clause 1 contrary to Section 28 No. 2 not, not correctly, not completely, not in the prescribed manner or not in time refunded.

(3) The administrative offense can in the cases of paragraph 1 with a fine of up to five thousand euros and in the other cases are punishable by a fine of up to one thousand euros.