Lo Jugendamt tedesco in 4 minuti The german Jugendamt in 4 min. Maria Pia is a young mum from the Italian region of Puglia, who is resident in Germany. Now she can see her child three days per week, but it hasn't been always like that and the custody of the little boy risks to be given to a foster family. The baby has been taken away from her and her husband gained full custody of him after Maria Pia had left him after an episode of domestic violence. When all of this was happening the young mother was still breastfeeding and the strong mother/baby bond has been suddenly broken. “The Italian consul told me that I would have had to deal with the Jugendamt and he warned me that I had to be very careful because those people have a lot of power – says Maria Pia to – so I googled “Jugendamt“ and a new world appeared to me, an ugly world”.Jugendamt literally means “administration for the youth” and it’s the third parent of children who are born in Germany and can appeals on the judge’s deci
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