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Family law

The expat life can be hard on your family

Whether you’re worrying about parents living overseas, adjusting to life in a country your partner chose, or facing the breakdown of a close relationship, family matters are too important to ignore.

To start, you need to understand what your rights are under Dutch law, and how it applies to you as an expat.

We can help you find answers about divorce, pre-nuptials, mediation, inheritance, estate planning and laws concerning children in The Netherlands.

Family law experts

Antoine De Werd - Expat lawyer (family law)

Antoine de Werd

Susan Meijler - Expat lawyer (family law)

Susan Meijler

Marieke Morshuis - Expat lawyer (family law)

Marieke Morshuis

Lise-Milou Lagerwerf

Lise-Milou Lagerwerf

Sieta Autar - Expat lawyer (family law)

Sieta Autar

Dylan Bertsch

Dylan Bertsch

Ryanne van Manen

Ryanne van Manen

Thijs Sarneel - Expat lawyer (family law)

Thijs Sarneel

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Family law articles

International divorce in the Netherlands

8 December 2021/by Susan Meijler

Why call a lawyer?

20 September 2021/by Legal Expat Desk

Divorce for expats in the Netherlands 2021

20 May 2021/by Lise-Milou Lagerwerf

Child maintenance 2021

19 May 2021/by Dylan Bertsch

Partner alimony 2021

6 May 2021/by Dylan Bertsch

Expats and adjustment of maintenance

16 March 2021/by Lise-Milou Lagerwerf

The new normal – legally speaking

2 December 2020/by Legal Expat Desk

8 Myths about Dutch law – busted

10 November 2020/by Legal Expat Desk

Registered partnership: what you need to know

25 August 2020/by Lise-Milou Lagerwerf

Divorce in the Netherlands 2020 – what you need to know

17 August 2020/by Ryanne van Manen

The (not so) amicable truth about divorce

14 April 2020/by Antoine De Werd

How to get divorced in the Netherlands – a guide for expats

8 October 2019/by Antoine De Werd
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