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How German child support law actually works: who owes Unterhalt under §§ 1601 ff. BGB, the Selbstbehalt that protects a paying parent's own income, the Mindestunterhalt schedule, and how an unpaid claim is enforced through the Jugendamt.
The full 2026 Duesseldorfer Tabelle with all 15 income groups and four age bands, plus the Kindergeld deduction, Selbstbehalt and Mangelfall rules that set actual German child support.
How German speed camera enforcement actually works: the Toleranzabzug is case law, not statute, the Anhörungsbogen, the two week Einspruch deadline under § 67 OWiG, and the Fahrtenbuchauflage risk of staying silent.
How Germany's national driving points system works: the 8 point scale under § 4 StVG, Ermahnung and Verwarnung warnings, license withdrawal, Tilgung deletion periods, and how to check your score at the KBA.
How § 23 Abs. 1a StVO bans phone and device use while driving in Germany, the actual fine and point figures from the current Bußgeldkatalog, and the Probezeit and Fahrverbot exposure.
How Germany's MPU, the medizinisch-psychologische Untersuchung often called the Idiotentest, works: alcohol and drug triggers, the Abstinenznachweis, cost, outcomes and its link to a court ordered Sperrfrist.
Verkehrsrecht explained: the federal Bußgeldkatalog, Fahrverbot versus losing your licence, the 8 point system, drink and drug driving limits, and the two week deadline to challenge a fine.
What § 142 StGB requires after an accident in Germany: the duty to wait or report, why a note is not enough, and the licence and insurance risks that follow.
How Germany's federal Bußgeldkatalog-Verordnung sets speeding fines nationwide, how points and Fahrverbot actually attach, and the two week deadline to challenge a fine.
Germany treats rental e-scooters as motor vehicles, not bicycles: the eKFV sets a 14 year minimum age, a mandatory insurance sticker, and car level alcohol limits.
How a German Fahrverbot works under § 25 StVG: how long a driving ban lasts, when it starts, what happens if you drive during it, and how it differs from a full Entziehung der Fahrerlaubnis.
Germany's drink driving limits explained: the 0.5 promille line under § 24a StVG, the judge-made 1.1 promille criminal threshold, and zero tolerance for new and young drivers.