Legal support - applying for reimbursement of expenses

As an honorary legal guardian, you are entitled to reimbursement of necessary expenses. You can request an advance payment.

Please note: If the person being cared for is destitute, you can demand reimbursement from the state treasury.

If the person being cared for is not destitute and the careif the person being cared for is not destitute and the care also includes property care, you can take the reimbursement of expenses directly from the assets of the person being cared for.

Necessary expenses include, for example

• Travelling expenses
• Parking fees
• Postage costs
• Kopiesrcosts.

You can invoice the expenses individually or via a flat-rate expense allowance of currently 449 euros per year. The flat-rate expense allowance is granted regardless of your actual expenses. In the case of individual invoicing, you must provide evidence of the expenses.