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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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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.

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).

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.

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.

10 July 2011

Registered partnership – the pros and the cons

The Dutch Central Office for Statistics has registered a steep rise in registered partnerships lately, especially in relationships where both partners are 40 and older.