Divorce more complicated

A divorce will become a lot more complicated if the bill on the abolition of the standard marriage contract of VVD, PvdA and D66 is adopted, according to the Association of Family Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS).Now the income and debts are automatically distributed evenly in a divorce. In the new situation people will need to keep track of their possessions. The vFAS fears people, in practice, will end up with a tangled mess and will still be confronted with unpleasant surprises. If you keep good records, it's a good law, but many people don't, according to chairman Rob Coolwijk. Just_divorced
Jennifer Pahlka
Wikipedia.org A majority in the House wants to get rid of the automatism that people are married in community of property, because it often makes for unpleasant surprises in a divorce. The bill states assets and liabilities are common only when they are acquired together during the marriage. One of the initiators of the new legislation is D66 MP Magda Berndsen . Marriage needs to be modernized. It is wise for people to settle the business side of a marriage,but the law should also provide. Marriage in community of property is now standard in the Netherlands . Couples who want to keep assets and liabilities separated, must make a prenuptial agreement through a notary, which happens in about a quarter of the marriages, according to the MP. Berndsen also considers it important that the Netherlands meets the international standard . Only in Suriname and South Africa couples still marry in community of property, according to Berndsen. Notaries Network , an alliance of 160 law firms, is excited about the new initiative bill . A recent private poll indicates that a large majority of the intending spouses do not want to share the assets they built before their wedding in a divorce . Three quarters of the partners will not pay for the debt of the other either.