Guides

An organ donor card needs your details, one of four decisions and your signature. How to fill it in correctly, based on the BZgA instructions, as of November 2026.

A semester abroad does not automatically extend the standard period of study. How to plan recognition and the BAföG maximum period together.

A prenuptial agreement replaces the statutory matrimonial property regime if you want something different. This guide shows when it pays off, what it can regulate and where its limits lie.

Which parts of psychotherapy may take place by video according to the KBV, where the limits lie and what applies to video treatment in a crisis.

With a contract for work the result counts, with an employment contract the instructed activity. The label in the contract does not decide. A checklist for students.

The bpb Wahl-O-Mat compares your answers with party positions. How the theses are made, how points count and where the tool reaches its limits.

Accepting a job offer: how to agree a decision period, check the written statement of terms under the Nachweisgesetz and clarify probation and non-compete clauses before signing.

Waiting semesters count the time since you obtained your entrance qualification. How they are calculated, what does not count, and where state rules differ.

Ghostwriting for term papers is risky: declaration of authorship, examination rules and the legal background in one overview.

Paternity can be acknowledged before the birth. What the acknowledgement does, when it is ineffective and which maintenance duty follows.