A strict prenuptial agreement can prevent a lot of misery

Most couples that marry choose to marry in community of property. This means that you are both entitled to half of the property, but that you are also responsible for half of the communal debts.

Sabbatical, early retirement and still Life course credit Balance? Read more here

Until the 1st of January 2012 you can save money for leave through the Life course credit balance. If you weren’t a participant of the Life course credit balance on the 1st of January 2012, you cannot use this scheme any more. If you did participate on the 1st of January 2012, the scheme has been...

Pension, an overview of the Dutch pension system.

The famous Dutch tax system is undergoing major reconstruction. This is because, among other things, the pension funds took a hit due to the financial crisis. The pension funds have insufficient buffers, and we are all living longer nowadays. The ceiling for the pension age is raised and pensions...

How can you prevent the negative effects of prenuptial agreement?

Marrying with a prenuptial agreement can be sensible in some cases. However, not checking the prenuptial agreement can create problems in the case of a divorce concerning the divide of the Wealth.

The working and payments of the partner alimony

The partner who earns the most money  is obligated to pay his/her partner ‘partner alimony’. This is to prevent that one of the partners has no or an insufficient income.  With this financial distribution a few main rules apply. In the text below we further explain these rules. 

Legal separation: What does it really mean?

Spouses that no longer see a future together can choose to (temporarily) separate. Legal separation means that you want to live apart from each other. You then choose not to share a home anymore. This form of divorce is chosen less and less nowadays, because the law no longer obligates you to live...

Are you living together but not married? Read about the pros and cons of a cohabitation contract

A cohabitation contract is an agreement where you make arrangements about living together. You can have a cohabitation contract with several people at the same time.You can draw up a cohabitation contract together or let the notary draw it up. In some cases you can draw up a notarial...

Less child regulations: The regulations that remain for you

In Holland the number of regulations for parents with children decreases. Right now eleven regulations exist, in 2015 that will be reduced to four. The remaining regulations are child benefit, the child bounded budget, the combination discount and the childcare benefit.

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