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Dutch law states that spousal maintenance ends immediately when the receiving party moves in with a new partner. This article explains how the cohabitation rule works in practice and what is necessary for the termination of spousal maintenance. The main rule: Spousal maintenance ends when the receiving party starts cohabitingRead more
The Dutch government indexes all maintenance / alimony obligations in line with inflation every year. In 2026, the maintenance increase will be 4.6 %.
You are paying maintenance to your ex-partner, but they do not want to work. What legal action can you take to reduce maintenance?
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This blog deals with the tricky question whether a spouse can forfeit spousal maintenance in The Netherlands due to bad behaviour.
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The Dutch government indexes all maintenance / alimony obligations in line with inflation every year. Another big increase of 6.5 % has been announced for 2025.
Your maintenance payments in The Netherlands will automatically increase by 6.2 % on the 1st of January 2024.
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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.
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 %.
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 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?