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7 May 2026

Waiving spousal maintenance by email: is that possible?

Can someone waive spousal maintenance through a simple email? This exact question arose in proceedings before the Rotterdam District Court. The case demonstrates that changes to maintenance arrangements must be handled with care.

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30 May 2018

Attention divorcing Aussies!

Suppose you are an Australian, now living in The Netherlands.

11 May 2018

I’m going on holiday and will bring the authorisation form

After a period of hard work, you are looking forward to a carefree holiday.

4 February 2018

The division of international inheritances in the event of divorce

Suppose that you are an expat, you are married, you live in the Netherlands, your parents live abroad and you have received a considerable inheritance from them.

2 January 2017

Execution of foreign maintenance rulings (part I)

A while ago, the media reported that the Italian ex-wife of Ruud Gullit had seized several Dutch properties of the former professional footballer.

15 December 2016

Moving house with children without permission of your ex: 1-0 down?

In a previous weblog I explained that if you and your ex-partner have joint custody of your children, you cannot just move house and take them with you.

6 March 2016

Going through the e-mail of your ex

Following my weblog ‘can social media influence a divorce?'

8 November 2015

Can social media influence a divorce?

Lately there here has been an increase in the number of rulings on family law that were influenced to some degree by social media.

12 August 2015

Developments in international matrimonial property law

In the past I have written blogs about the problems with international divorces.

8 July 2015

International child abduction

It is not uncommon for the main carer to find a new partner who lives elsewhere in the country, or even abroad, several years after divorcing – or even during the divorce proceedings.