FAMILY LAW AND DIVORCES

Are you considering getting married or do you prefer a cohabitation agreement?
Are you thinking of separating when married or cohabitating? What are the risks and rights of common children?
Belgian family law has undergone many evolutions. Our experienced and understanding advisors can guide you through your rights and obligations in the field of family law, for example with regard to:

MARRIAGE OR COHABITATION CONTRACTS
We assist in specific matters such as:

  • Assistance in choosing between marrying under Belgian law or a cohabitation contract
  • Cohabitation (with or without a contract)
  • Agreements that specify the rights and obligations with respect to the family home, household costs and income, savings, handling of loans, cost of raising children, etc.
  • Proceedings before the Family Court
  • Marital disputes
  • Lineage
  • Parental authority
  • Child abuse, incest, maltreatment, exploitation
  • Legal representation (e.g. in cases of psychiatric disorder or dementia, representation of children)

DIVORCE
We assist in specific matters such as:

  • Divorce by Mutual Consent (Echtscheiding door onderlinge toestemming or EOT)
  • Divorce proceedings before the family court versus agreement between parties
  • Agreements relating to the residence of children
  • Relationship breakdown and financial arrangements between cohabitants who did not enter into a cohabitation contract

DIVORCE WHEN PARTNERS ARE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SAME COMPANY
In this case, our family lawyers work together with our lawyers specialized in corporate law and our financial experts.

MEDIATION AS A PRAGMATIC MEANS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION
We strongly believe in the usefulness of mediation as a way to solve conflicts. In the event of a conflict, we will assess with you the best form of conflict resolution for your situation: court proceedings or mediation.
Mediation makes it possible to solve conflicts amicably outside the courts. Even in disputes where no mediator has been appointed by the Court of Commerce, our mediators often succeed in solving conflicts between their clients and other parties by applying mediation techniques.
Our colleagues Lieve Dehaese and Guido Quanten have followed training as mediators in both civil law and business law. 


FAMILY LAW AND DIVORCES