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.
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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 more15 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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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6 June 2011
Does Dutch law protect foreign employees against unjust dismissal?
In the Netherlands an employee who has an indefinite contract can not be dismissed without the prior approval of a subdistrict court and / or the so called UWV Werkbedrijf.
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8 May 2011
Liability of foreign legal entity/director
It is widely known that corporations have a limited responsibility, that is, that the corporation has its own, separate capital, which can be accessed in case of debts toward third parties.
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3 February 2011
Divorce and exclusion clauses under Dutch law: inheritances
As there is no global consensus as to how best divide the assets of divorcing couples, there are sharp differences between the divorce laws of different countries.
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