Prenuptial agreements: the regular set-off clause
A common provision in prenuptial agreements is the ‘regular set-off clause’.
Lawyer and mediator / partner
Family law
Divorce law
Art and law
Business Law, Leiden University
Association of Family Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
Association of Collaborative Professionals (VvCP)
IACP (International Academy of Collaborative Professionals)
Dutch
English
Antoine de Werd, one of the co-founders of GMW lawyers, specialises in divorce law.
He acts both as a lawyer, divorce mediator and as a collaborative lawyer. Antoine litigates, advises and mediates on behalf of his clients, mostly entrepreneurs (or their spouses), expatriates and professionals. Antoine is often involved in divorces with complex financial issues (alimony and property settlement) and international aspects.
Antoine’s approach is efficient, businesslike and strategic aimed at achieving a suitable solution for the client, if possible in consultation with the other party.
Antoine is a member of the Association of Family Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS), the Association of Collaborative Professionals (VvCP) and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).
Netherlands Bar – register of legal practice areas
Antoine de Werd has registered the following legal practice areas in the Netherlands Bar’s register of legal practice areas (rechtsgebiedenregister):
This registration obliges him to obtain ten training credits per calendar year in each registered principal legal practice area in accordance with the standards set by the Netherlands Bar.
A common provision in prenuptial agreements is the ‘regular set-off clause’.
A parent may suffer a loss of income due, for instance, to not being able to find a new job. Under the law, child maintenance may be adjusted in such circumstances.
This month, the mandatory parenting plan celebrates its 15th anniversary. Following a divorce or dissolution of a registered partnership, you will certainly need a parenting plan if you have minor children together. A parenting plan is also mandatory if you have been in a relationship and have joint parental authority.