7 May 2026
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.
Read more12 September 2012
The international gay divorce: breaking news!
Suppose you’re married to a person of your own sex and you both live outside the Netherlands, in a country that doesn’t recognise same sex marriages, and only one of you has Dutch nationality.
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3 September 2012
Pension given low priority in divorce cases
In almost all divorce cases, the ’division’ of retirement pension is one of the last things married couples think about, particularly in the case of international divorces where the spouses’ priorities lie elsewhere.
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14 August 2012
Legal opinion in family law
GMW lawyers has an international practice and serves clients across the globe.
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2 August 2012
Can married Dutch couples get divorced in the Netherlands?
In my blogs, I have previously reflected on the international competence of the Dutch court. In the Netherlands, court intervention is still required in divorce proceedings.
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23 July 2012
Partner alimony in the balance
I previously discussed the changes taking place with regard to alimony.
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22 July 2012
International divorce: in which country should proceedings be conducted?
In the case of marriages with an international dimension (due to nationality, place of residence, etc.), the question arises where divorce proceedings should be conducted.
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12 May 2012
Can gay couples file for divorce in the Netherlands?
In the Netherlands, since 2001, the marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender is legally recognised and with that the possibility to file for divorce.
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30 January 2012
More new developments in international family law!
It looks as if there is no end to the continual stream of changes in national and international family law.
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15 September 2011
Changes in international family law
In the EU, most matters of international family law are regulated by the European Commission, drawing on the Hague Conference on International Private Law.
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