Senate adopts bill to revise spousal support
What does shortening the duration of spousal support mean for your situation? After the House of Representatives adopted the bill on 11 December 2018, the Senate also voted positively today on the initiative proposal of the House of Representatives members Van Wijngaarden (VVD), Kuiken (PvdA) and Groothuizen (D66). The parties SGP, ChristenUnie, CDA and 50PLUS have […]
Are you our new family and/or inheritance law attorney?
In our view, professional services can thrive best in an environment where you are stimulated daily and given sufficient freedom to achieve the best performance. Daring to think in a solution-oriented and unconventional way, working in an open and informal environment and taking responsibility at an early stage in your career are essential for this. […]
Help! My wife cheated on me and is pregnant. What now?!
By Nynke van der Storm We are often approached by worried, married men who think their wife is pregnant by someone else. They often have the following questions: will I become the legal father of the child? will the child get my last name? can the child inherit from me? should […]
Travelling in holiday season
By Magali van Maanen Thanksgiving, Sinterklaas, Christmas; typically the holidays one wants to spend with their loved ones. Unfortunately, for couples separated with children, this can prove a challenge. First they have to determine when the children are with each parent. Next comes the discussion where the children will spend their holidays. Often, for expats […]
Online magazine De Boorder Family and Inheritance Law
Read below our beautiful online magazine that we have put together in collaboration with the Academy for Legal Practice. With this magazine we want to introduce you to a number of lawyers and mediators from our office. For example, Marjoleine de Boorder, Eelco Anink, Elzeline van Herk and Priska Voskuil are interviewed in the magazine.
Who against whom? The powers of the litigating partner
Read the article that Eelco Anink wrote about this in JBN 2018, no. 47 (October 2018 issue)
Why you should never marry in community of property as an entrepreneur
By Martine Gunter If you marry and make no arrangements, you marry in a limited community of property. Assets and debts that you already have at the start of the marriage remain private after the marriage. Just like inheritances and gifts that the partners receive during the marriage. The limited community therefore has three […]
The 7 most common misconceptions about spousal support
By Nandi Kollenburg When people get divorced, alimony often has to be paid. A distinction must be made between spousal support and child support. My daily practice as a divorce lawyer shows that there are many misunderstandings about spousal support. The top 7 are as follows: 1. The alimony period is 12 years The obligation to […]
What does the new matrimonial property law mean for inheritance law?
By Marjolein Hees Anyone who marries from 1 January 2018 without making a prenuptial agreement will no longer marry in full community of property, but in the so-called limited community of property. The assets that each spouse has built up before the marriage do not fall into this limited community, but belong to the private assets […]
Renewed bill: shortening the duration of spousal support
By Eelco Anink On June 9, 2018, VVD, D66 and PvdA submitted a revised bill. The proposed changes are drastic. The initiators propose to shorten the alimony period from 12 years to a maximum of 5 years with the following exceptions: 1. if there are young children or 2. someone close to the AOW retirement age […]