Parenting plan
Parenting plan If parents are about to divorce, they are obliged to put together a parenting plan. This is a legal requirement. They have to deal with at least the following topics in the parenting plan. They must make arrangements about the division of care and upbringing duties. They should also agree on the address […]
Partner alimony
Partner alimony When a married couple splits up, there may be an obligation to pay a partner alimony. This will be the case if one of the spouses earns more than the other or if only one partner generates income. If there are no children, and if the marriage has lasted less than five years, […]
Community of property
Community of property Current legislation If people do not enter into a marriage contract, they are married with community of property. This means that the spouses share all property and bear all liabilities together, whether or not these were acquired or incurred during or before the marriage. On a divorce, the entire community of property […]
Marriage contract
Marriage contract Many people have a civil-law notary draw up a marriage contract either before or during the marriage. These often state that there is no community of property whatsoever between the spouses, but that they will be obliged to compensate each other for (part of) the assets accrued during the marriage by means of […]
How do matters proceed in a divorce action?
How do matters proceed in a divorce action? Divorce petition The proceedings are initiated with a divorce petition that has to be submitted to the court by a lawyer. The other party then has six weeks to respond to the petition by submitting an answer. A single postponement of four weeks is permitted for this, […]
An adversarial procedure
An adversarial procedure Sometimes legal proceedings cannot be avoided. It may be that so much has happened that reasonable consultation is no longer possible or the positions are simply too far apart. If there is a difference of opinion about a significant financial interest, legal proceedings may be useful. One person finds […]
Hoe gaat een echtscheidingsprocedure in zijn werk?
Hoe gaat een echtscheidingsprocedure in zijn werk? Echtscheidingsverzoekschrift De procedure vangt aan met een echtscheidingsverzoekschrift dat door een advocaat bij de rechtbank moet worden ingediend. De andere partij krijgt dan zes weken de tijd om te reageren op het verzoekschrift van de verzoeker middels een verweerschrift. Hiervoor kan nog eenmaal een uitstel van vier weken […]
Divorce Quickly Together
Together Fast Divorce In some cases, a divorce can be settled quickly and efficiently for a fixed price. We have developed a process in which you prepare a large part of the homework yourself and have three conversations with the mediator, who has been trained for this and is affiliated with the vFAS. The […]
Cohabitants
Cohabitants Less legal protection More and more people choose not to marry, but to live together, start a family and build up assets together. In practice, it turns out that cohabitants also have to arrange and settle many things after the relationship ends. The rules that apply to married couples are not […]
Children
Children Every year, 70,000 children are involved in a divorce and this can have serious consequences. There has been a lot of attention recently for the position of children when their parents separate. If there is a fight or even a contested divorce, this can have serious consequences for the well-being of children. The […]