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=S=> BGB 1615l. 1 The father must pay the mother maintenance for a period of six weeks before and eight weeks after the birth of the child . This also applies to the costs that arise as a result of the pregnancy or the delivery outside this period .
=S=> BGB 1615l. 2 To the extent that the mother is not engaged in gainful employment because as a result of the pregnancy or of an illness caused by the pregnancy or the delivery she is incapable of doing so , the father is obliged to pay her maintenance for a period exceeding the period set out in subsection ( 1 ) sentence 1. The same applies to the extent that the mother cannot be expected to be engaged in gainful employment by reason of the care or upbringing of the child . The obligation to maintain begins at the earliest four months before the birth and continues for at least three years after the birth . It is extended , as long as and to the extent that this is equitable . Here , particular account is to be taken of the concerns of the child and the existing possibilities of childcare .
=S=> BGB 1615l. 3 The provisions of the obligation to maintain between relatives apply with the necessary modifications . The obligation of the father takes precedence over the obligation of the relatives of the mother . Section 1613 ( 2 ) applies with the necessary modifications . The claim does not expire on the death of the father .
=S=> BGB 1615l. 4 If the father cares for the child , he has the claim under subsection ( 2 ) sentence 2 against the mother . In this case , subsection ( 3 ) applies with the necessary modifications .
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