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 more21 March 2024
15 years of parenting plan
This month, the mandatory parenting plan celebrates its 15th anniversary. Following a divorce or dissolution of a registered partnership, you will certainly need a parenting plan if you have minor children together. A parenting plan is also mandatory if you have been in a relationship and have joint parental authority.
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12 March 2024
Change in sight for access between grandparents and grandchildren?
The legislative proposal ‘Reducing the Threshold for Access by Grandparents Act’ (Wet drempelverlaging omgang grootouders) is intended to facilitate access between grandparents and their grandchildren.
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11 March 2024
Maintenance for a young adult
Do you (still) have to pay child support if your child is a young adult? And if so, what is the amount of the child support? This blog briefly discusses the obligations of parents of young adults.
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27 February 2024
Does a donor have a right of access to the child?
It must be stated first and foremost that not only the legal parents of a child have the right of access to the child.
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21 February 2024
Change of gender and first name
What are the options for changing your gender and first name, and when do you need to go to court to do so? This blog briefly discusses the options.
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12 February 2024
Spousal maintenance and earning capacity
After divorcing, you may have an obligation to pay spousal maintenance to your ex-spouse or you may be entitled to receive a contribution.
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3 February 2024
One-off maintenance payment
After divorce, one of the partners may have a maintenance obligation in the form of child maintenance or partner maintenance. Maintenance is often paid by one ex-partner to the other on a monthly basis. It is also possible to pay maintenance to an ex-partner in the form of a one-off payment or lump sum.
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29 January 2024
Child maintenance: the legal father vs the biological father
In some cases, the legal father may not be the biological father. Under Dutch law, the legal father is responsible for paying child maintenance.
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11 October 2023
Parenting together again through mediation
Parents often approach me when they are at a complete loss as to how to work things out together. They have already talked and argued a lot.
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