17 April 2013
When is Dutch law applicable in case of divorce?
If you have moved to the Netherlands from another country, you may be in for some surprises if you decide to file for divorce in the Netherlands.
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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.
Read more28 March 2013
The Hague Convention on Matrimonial Property
Have you lived in the Netherlands for 10 years? Then you may be married in community of property!
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4 February 2013
Relocating children following breakdown relationship
In my blog “Moving home after divorce: with or without the children?” I discussed the issues at stake when the main carer wants to relocate with the children to another part of the Netherlands, or even another country, following the breakdown of a relationship.
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8 November 2012
Indexation 2013 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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1 October 2012
Misconceptions in international family law
Increasingly frequently, people find love across the border.
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12 September 2012
The international gay divorce: breaking news!
Suppose you’re married to a person of your own sex and you both live outside the Netherlands, in a country that doesn’t recognise same sex marriages, and only one of you has Dutch nationality.
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3 September 2012
Pension given low priority in divorce cases
In almost all divorce cases, the ’division’ of retirement pension is one of the last things married couples think about, particularly in the case of international divorces where the spouses’ priorities lie elsewhere.
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14 August 2012
Legal opinion in family law
GMW lawyers has an international practice and serves clients across the globe.
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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.
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