Maintenance increase of 4.6 % for 2026
The Dutch government indexes all maintenance / alimony obligations in line with inflation every year. In 2026, the maintenance increase will be 4.6 %.
I am paying maintenance, but my ex-spouse does not want to work
You are paying maintenance to your ex-partner, but they do not want to work. What legal action can you take to reduce maintenance?
Read moreCan you forfeit spousal maintenance due to bad behaviour?
This blog deals with the tricky question whether a spouse can forfeit spousal maintenance in The Netherlands due to bad behaviour.
Read moreMaintenance increase for 2024
Your maintenance payments in The Netherlands will automatically increase by 6.2 % on the 1st of January 2024.
Read moreSpousal maintenance changes for 2023
Calculating spousal maintenance is notoriously difficult in The Netherlands. The working group that devises the maintenance regulations has been searching for ways to simplify the calculation for many years. The latest spousal maintenance changes for 2023 could now have a major effect on the amount of maintenance owed.
Maintenance indexation for 2023
Every year, the Dutch government indexes all maintenance/ alimony obligations in line with inflation. The government has just announced that the maintenance indexation for 2023 will be 3.4 %.
Maintenance indexation for 2022
The Dutch government has announced that all maintenance/ alimony obligations will be indexed by 1.9 % as per the 1st of January 2022. The indexation percentage is linked to inflation and announced at the end of November of each year.
‘Child’ maintenance for young adults in The Netherlands
Child maintenance is usually owed until the age of 21 in The Netherlands. However, a child legally reaches majority at 18. Who is therefore responsible for requesting maintenance for young adults once they reach the age of 18?
Expatriate allowances and maintenance in The Netherlands
Expatriates regularly move around the world for their job and often receive additional allowances for this. Allowances are meant to compensate for differences in the cost of living in another country, costs of relocation, costs of education or loss of income by a partner due to relocation. But, if theRead more
Maintenance indexation for 2021
The Dutch government has announced that all maintenance/ alimony obligations will be indexed by 3.0 % as per the 1st of January 2021. Maintenance indexation for 2021 and previous years is linked to inflation.