4 October 2021

Reimbursement rights between spouses and (registered) partners

Most marriages and registered partnerships do involve joint property.

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22 July 2020

Cohabitants, don’t live in the wild!

Earlier I wrote a blog about so-called "compensation rights" for unmarried cohabitants.

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13 January 2020

Stepparents, pay attention: these are your duties

As a stepparent, you are required by law to contribute to the costs of your stepchild.

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30 June 2019

Inheritance law for expats in the Netherlands

Inheritance is fundamentally a difficult subject to think about, but as an expat with family in other countries, it can be even harder as you have to deal with contradictory and confusing international laws during a difficult time.

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26 June 2019

Cohabitants, think twice before you start

The law has all kinds of legal provisions for married couples who separate.

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30 May 2018

Attention divorcing Aussies!

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

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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.

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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.

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