What is the youth welfare office allowed to do in Germany?

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It decides which school the child attends.
It can remove a child from the family if it is being beaten or is starving.
It pays child benefit to the parents.
It checks whether the child attends a kindergarten.

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Correct answer to question 258: It can remove a child from the family if it is being beaten or is starving.

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If a child's welfare is acutely at risk, §42 SGB VIII allows the youth welfare office to take the child into care and remove it from the family. A longer-term separation must then be decided by the family court.

The question in German, as it appears in the test

Was darf das Jugendamt in Deutschland?

Es entscheidet, welche Schule das Kind besucht.
Es kann ein Kind, das geschlagen wird oder hungern muss, aus der Familie nehmen.
Es bezahlt das Kindergeld an die Eltern.
Es kontrolliert, ob das Kind einen Kindergarten besucht.

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What is the youth welfare office allowed to do in Germany?

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