15 December 2016
Moving house with children without permission of your ex: 1-0 down?
In a previous weblog I explained that if you and your ex-partner have joint custody of your children, you cannot just move house and take them with you.
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16 February 2026
Check your prenuptial agreement
Before or during marriage, spouses often enter into a prenuptial agreement. In this article, we focus specifically on prenuptial agreements that were concluded many years ago.
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Going through the e-mail of your ex
Following my weblog ‘can social media influence a divorce?'
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8 November 2015
Can social media influence a divorce?
Lately there here has been an increase in the number of rulings on family law that were influenced to some degree by social media.
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12 August 2015
Developments in international matrimonial property law
In the past I have written blogs about the problems with international divorces.
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8 July 2015
International child abduction
It is not uncommon for the main carer to find a new partner who lives elsewhere in the country, or even abroad, several years after divorcing – or even during the divorce proceedings.
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11 March 2015
Affairs and other grounds for divorce
Many people still believe they need a reason to get divorced and that the courts are interested in the grounds for divorce.
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22 May 2014
A divorce under common law in the Netherlands
In most European countries, the legal system is based on Roman law. The law is laid down in codes.
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21 April 2014
Divorce in the Netherlands and ties with Scotland
In my practice, I have dealt regularly with Scottish divorce law in recent years, or at least with people who got married in Scotland, have Scottish nationality and came to the Netherlands as expats.
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3 November 2013
Indexation 2014 of maintenance for children and spouses
The amount of maintenance paid for children and spouses is subject to annual statutory indexation.
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