LAVI – Guiding Families Forward

Personal guides on parental leave, benefits, separation and care – for families in Austria. GDPR-compliant, servers in Europe.

That is exactly what LAVI is for. A digital platform that takes you through such situations step by step — with clear orientation, concrete recommendations, and tailored to your situation as a couple or family.

Explore guides

  • Marriage Guide: Assets, maintenance, inheritance law & prenuptial agreement — a personal analysis with a traffic-light result.
  • Baby Guide: Are you ready for a baby? A relationship and reality check for couples thinking about children.
  • Parental Leave Guide: Which childcare allowance (Kinderbetreuungsgeld) model suits you best? Compare all five variants and find the right one.
  • Compensation Guide: Understand and offset the financial effects of having children: parental leave (Karenz), part-time work, pension & provision.
  • Benefits Guide: Find out which federal, provincial and municipal benefits your family is entitled to.
  • Separation Guide: Separation & divorce in Austria: legal orientation, recommended actions and clear next steps.
  • Care Guide: Planning ahead for older relatives: legal safeguards, care allowance (Pflegegeld), forms of housing, age tech and relief for family carers.
  • Inheriting Guide: You inherit from your parents: sources of conflict, statutory shares and ways forward with property and the like.
  • Bequeathing Guide: Planning your own estate: death simulation, blended families, right of residence (Wohnrecht) and enduring power of attorney (Vorsorgevollmacht).
  • Couples Guide: Free: fairness in your relationship — finances, time, household & mental load. Premium: law, separation, taxes, insurance & provision.
  • Family Guide: Free: fairness in everyday family life — finances, time, household, care work & mental load. Premium: taxes, pension & wealth planning.
  • Start in life: Your timeline: step by step through pregnancy and the first years as a family.

All guides at a glance – LAVI

Family tools

Whatever stage of life you are in — these tools help with organising everyday family life.

  • Insurance Guide: Find out which insurance policies your family really needs — independent and clear.
  • Vaccination Planner: Organise vaccination appointments and intervals for your family — clearly laid out, with reminders.
  • Emergency folder: To download and print: all your important documents and contacts in one place — so that nobody has to search when it matters.
  • Gift list: Coordinate presents for your children — share wish lists with family and friends.
  • Your municipality: What does your municipality offer? Childcare, benefits, care & more — all 2,159 Austrian municipalities at a glance.
  • Shopping: Recommended products

LAVI for companies

Family-friendliness that lands: LAVI guides for your employees, as part of your benefits programme. For companies