Joint custody on the basis of acknowledgement from 2023
In practice, a frequent question is whether the other parent also has custody. The answer to this question depends in part on when the acknowledgement took place.
Lawyer and mediator / partner
Family law
Divorce law
Art and law
Business Law, Leiden University
Association of Family Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
Association of Collaborative Professionals (VvCP)
IACP (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
Dutch
English
Antoine de Werd, one of the co-founders of GMW lawyers, specialises in divorce law.
He acts both as a lawyer, divorce mediator and as a collaborative lawyer. Antoine litigates, advises and mediates on behalf of his clients, mostly entrepreneurs (or their spouses), expatriates and professionals. Antoine is often involved in divorces with complex financial issues (alimony and property settlement) and international aspects.
Antoine’s approach is efficient, businesslike and strategic aimed at achieving a suitable solution for the client, if possible in consultation with the other party.
Antoine is a member of the Association of Family Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS), the Association of Collaborative Professionals (VvCP) and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).
Netherlands Bar – register of legal practice areas
Antoine de Werd has registered the following legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):
This registration obliges him to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
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