Amsterdam court applies Ukrainian law in division of marital assets case
After nearly 4 years in court proceedings, the Amsterdam court has finally decided that matrimonial property must be divided according to Ukraine's matrimonial property law. Also, an apartment bought by the man prior to the marriage date can be seen as joint property...
Jeremy Bierbach: Email manifesto
[Originally written on 9 June 2023, updated on 24 May 2025] Dear reader, As of today, I am instituting a permanent automatic response to my email address to let people know that their email has indeed been received. This is meant to head off the questions "just...
Family Law: Changes to parental authority from 1 January 2023
From 1 January 2023, both unmarried and non-registered partners will automatically acquire parental authority together with the mother, if they recognize the child. It will no longer be necessary to register parental authority with the court. This only applies to...
Dutch language requirement to remain A2 in 2023 for upgrading right of residence
Good news! If you are the holder of a non-permanent Dutch residence permit (verblijfsvergunning regulier voor bepaalde tijd), and you were planning on voluntarily taking the civic integration exam (inburgeringsexamen) in order to qualify for a permanent residence...
Permanent residence (for EU and British citizens) can be maintained with short visits
The case of K.R., which had previously been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) by the highest Dutch immigration court, the Council of State (read the history of this case here) was resolved on 8 April 2022, when K.R., a client of attorney...
