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Elterngeld for father
Can you please help me?
I’m a mother-to-be this week.
I haven’t worked in the past 4 years.
My husband works full time (brutto ~5,000 €).
He plans to take Elternzeit for the first 2 months after birth.
We want to split Elterngeld like this:
Month 1: 1,800 € (husband)
Month 2: 1,800 € (husband)
Month 3–14: 300 € (mother)
Question: Is this possible?
Someone told me the father cannot get Elterngeld in the first 2 months because of Mutterschutz, and that only the mother can claim during that time. Is that true?
Thanks in advance 🙏
1 Comments
Dear @Nouven , You posted the same question in the Germany Forum, where you received an answer: https://handbookgermany.de/de/forum/thread/elterngeld-fuer-vater
If you have any further questions, please let us know. Best wishes, Barbara