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Children books about divorce
What are good children books about divorce? When you are going through a divorce, it is important to communicate with your child. Reading books together can be [...]
Can I have my divorce in The Netherlands?
Whether you can have your divorce in the Netherlands is regulated by the Brussels II ter regulation. This regulation determines whether the court in the Netherlands has [...]
12 months suspended imprisonment
District Court of Gelderland July 1 2022, ECLI:NL:RBGEL:2022:3355 The mother withdrew her three-year-old daughter from the father's legal custody for 14 months. Now she gets a suspended [...]
Physical or psychological danger: the grave risk exception
If a child has been abducted by it's parent to another country, the other parent can ask the court in that country to order the return of [...]
What is the habitual residence of a child?
The Hague Child Abduction Convention aims to ensure the immediate return of children who have been unlawfully transferred or detained in a Contracting State. The treaty serves [...]
Can grandparents have a visitation arrangement with grandchildren?
Grandparents can play an important and positive role in the grandchildren's life. Certainly during the separation of the parents, they can provide a safe and stable place [...]
International child abduction: does age make a difference?
What difference does the age of the child make when it comes to The Hague Convention, and a request to return the child to the country where [...]
False accusations in a family lawsuit
Making false accusations in a family lawsuit is a criminal offense if the declarant knew at the time he or she made the declaration that the accusation [...]
The difference between insult, defamation and slander
What is the difference between insult, defamation and slander? These words are often confused, but do not have the same meaning. Let me give you a short [...]
Can a shift worker have a good visitation arrangement?
Does being a shift worker have a negative effect on your right to see the children? Does working irregular hours mean you will hardly see the kids? [...]
The law in the different States of the U.S.
This website (www.findlaw.com) wil give you legal information about the law in the different States of the U.S. It is a good place to start your enquiry for [...]
Parental custody under Syrian law
Court of Zeeland West Brabant 10 April 2020, ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2020:2149 The court determines that under Syrian law the parents have joint parental authority. And that now that the [...]
Street injunction order with penalty payment
District Court of North Holland 8 June 2020, ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2020:4118 The man had been given a chance by the judge a week earlier. But he violated the previous [...]
Grandmother must remove pictures from Facebook
Court of Gelderland 13 May 2020, ECLI:NL:RBGEL:2020:2521 In this case, the court ruled that the grandmother had to remove the photos and was no longer allowed to [...]
Children’s ‘refusal’ not accepted
District Court of The Hague March 26 2020, ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2020:2861 The court does not see any ground for 'refusal', because the children's resistance is the result of the [...]
Exclusive use of the house without a divorce
District court of Oost-Brabant April 20 2020, ECLI:NL:RBOBR:2020:2309 In this case, the woman asked the court in summary proceedings for the right of use of the house [...]
Purpose and tenor of parenting research
Appeal court Den Bosch May 7 2020, ECLI:NL:GHSHE:2020:1520 What can and cannot be expected from a parenting study? Research into the limitations of parties amounts to a psychological [...]
No pictures for the father
Appeal Court Den Bosch April 30 2020, ECLI:NL:GHSHE:2020:1452 Almost 14-year-old: "no photos for father" In this case, the Dutch court took into account the opinion of the 14-year-old [...]
The habitual residence of a baby
Monasky v. Taglieri Supreme Court of the United States, February 25 2020 Do you need an agreement to have 'shared parental intent'? In Monasky v. Taglieri the [...]
Is it a criminal act if you abduct your own child?
Appeal Court The Hague December 2 2019, ECLI:NL:GHDHA:2019:3154 In this case a father kept the children away from their mother for a period of 11 years. The [...]
Where do I report domestic violence?
Veilig Thuis www.veiligthuis.nl Domestic violence, child abuse, elderly abuse Where to report your concerns? Veilig Thuis (Safe Home) is the Dutch organisation that you can contact if [...]
Victim support in the Netherlands
Where to go to for support, assistance and advice? www.slachtofferhulp.nl Victim Support The Netherlands (Slachtofferhulp Nederland) is a Dutch organisation. This organisation can help you with emotional [...]
The Dutch Central Authority
How to contact the Dutch Central Authority to file a return request www.government.nl/topics/international-child-abduction The Dutch Central Authority is the first organisation to talk to if you want [...]
Who to contact?
Centrum IKO www.kinderontvoering.org The Dutch International Child Abduction centre If you wish to file a return request about a child who has been abducted to the Netherlands, [...]
Permission to travel
Authorisation form Download the authorisation form here. What do I need to travel abroad with our child? If you are travelling with your child, but without the [...]
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