Strong Couples – Marjoleine de Boorder
They met at a law firm in Arnhem. A year and a half later they were married. Their recipe: 'You have to grant each other things.' Click here to read the rest of the article.
Marriage is not a scribble at city hall
Article by Elzeline van Herk in Financieele Dagblad 2 January 2012 If politicians want to make marriage an administrative act, they are degrading marriage Member of Parliament Arie Slob (Christian Union) wants to make marriage an administrative act. In doing so, he wants to get rid of the problem of 'refusal officials', who do not want to perform gay marriages. A remarkable proposal. The […]
Are your prenuptial agreements divorce-proof?
We often see that clients do not (anymore) know what is in their prenuptial agreement. Or that the well-known periodic or final settlement clauses are formulated too broadly to exclude private assets or assets in their own company. Often the intentions of the spouses are not clear from the text of […]
Surrogacy
A surrogate mother from the Netherlands or from abroad? Because it is becoming increasingly difficult to adopt a (young) child from abroad, more and more couples seem to opt for having a child through surrogacy. Legally, this is more complicated than it seems at first glance, especially if a surrogate mother is used.
Ex agrees with understandable amount – FD
Because he wants to live in a mansion, I now get less money for the children. Ridiculous! My expenses are not going down, are they? This and many similar messages on various internet forums show that child support is a major point of contention between ex-partners… Read the article here.
Gatekeeper in divorce – Volkskrant
Figures from the National Bureau for the Collection of Maintenance Contributions (LBIO) show that more and more divorced Dutch people are no longer paying their alimony. This is said to be caused by the complex alimony calculation. Click here to read the article.
Clarify the purpose of alimony by means of a step-by-step plan
Recently, D66 advocated shortening the duration of alimony from twelve to three years. Elzeline van Herk and Marjoleine de Boorder explain in the Financieele Dagblad that this is a step in the right direction, but that it is much more important to make agreements about the purpose of the alimony. A […]
Interview Marjoleine de Boorder – ABN Financial Focus
Marjoleine de Boorder (1965) is the founder and partner of De Boorder Schoots Advocaten. The firm specializes in family law and divorces. De Boorder takes a lot of risks in business, because she trusts herself and her colleagues. 'How do I prepare for risks? Through good entrepreneurship.' Read the article here.
Divorcing father hinders help for child
Children in divorce situations are regularly kept away from mental health care by fathers. This is what family law attorney Marjoleine de Boorder of De Boorder Schoots Advocaten has noticed. In order to send a child under the age of 16 to a psychologist or psychiatrist, permission from both parents is required. De Boorder would like to see the legal requirements be expanded […]
Co-parents are okay
The mediator Marjoleine de Boorder is a mediator at the law firm De Boorder Schoots: “I don't think everyone can do it, co-parenting. You have to step over your own shadow and it only works if you can talk well. If you remain full of resentment and can't get over the divorce, it won't work. […]