This volume includes the general provisions on the parent-child relationship, with a special focus on the child's family name as well as its first names (§§ 1616 - 1618). This complicated area of German family law has been strongly influenced by recent decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG). Other provisions require mutual respect and assistance between parents and children (§ 1618 a), deal with the child's duty to domestic services (§ 1619) or financial grants between parents and child (§§ 1620 - 1625). The volume shares the usual and traditional qualities of the Staudinger-commentary - the state of the law is explained comprehensively and in all details, based on thorough research and critical evaluation of the relevant case law. The book is indispensable for civil registrars, family court judges and all lawyers active in family law.