23 July 2012
Partner alimony in the balance
I previously discussed the changes taking place with regard to alimony.
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2 January 2025
The effects of an overheated housing market in family law
It is common knowledge that the housing market in the Netherlands is overheated. This fact has also had an effect on a number of rulings in family law.
Read more25 June 2012
It’s my way or the high way’-approach costs employer small fortune
In a recent judgment (LJN: BW1460), the Dutch sub district Court emphasised once again the importance of having a complete personnel file of malfunctioning when seeking dissolution of an employment contract.
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21 July 2011
Regime of general community of property Part 2: Reference date
As per 1 January 2012, legislative proposal on general community of property regime takes effect, as announced in my previous weblog.
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18 July 2011
Regime of general community of property Part 1: A thing of the past?
A reform of the matrimonial regime of general community property, takes effect on 1 January 2012.
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29 August 2010
Spousal alimony: when the ex moves in with the new partner
Many of those who pay alimony to an ex-spouse hope that their obligation to do so would stop, once the ex would move in with a new partner.
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17 January 2010
Is your office in your home or is your home in your office?
Nowadays, corporate frugality might result in a-not-entirely-unexpected-but-really-not-welcome change in contracts.
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17 January 2010
Law Matters: And what about your VvE ?
GMW’s present article deals with one of the minor issues in an apartment owner’s life, the new rules and regulations applying to VvE’s.
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