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14 August 2012

Legal opinion in family law

GMW lawyers has an international practice and serves clients across the globe.

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.

23 July 2012

Partner alimony in the balance

I previously discussed the changes taking place with regard to alimony.

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.

25 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.

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.

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.

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.

27 July 2011

Regime of general community of property Part 3: Compensation rights

As per 1 January 2012, a legislative proposal on general community of goods and property takes effect, as announced in my previous weblogs (Part 1 and Part 2).