Private persons

Are you considering to buy a house? In the Netherlands you will be buying this house within the Dutch civil law. This means that you will need the services and legal documents of a civil-law notary. 

As parents you can support your children financially. For example by giving money when your children buy their own house, or by decreasing the future inheritance. As it stands, inheritance tax has to be paid over an inheritance and the lower the inheritance, the lower the inheritance tax. Giving to others is always fun. As soon as this is more than just a minor gift, legal and tax aspects can come into play. For example, it is often a good idea to give during your lifetime considering the tax advantages, both for giving to family members or donating to charities.

You may not realize it, but in The Netherlands you get married in limited community of property, unless you draw up a prenuptial agreement with the civil-law notary. This also applies to a registered partnership. So before you get married, you need to know how you and your partner want to get married within the Dutch laws. When you do not get married or get into a registered partnership with your partner you might want to consider cohabition agreements so you both have an entitlement for the assets and income of your partner. 

The (junior) civil-law notaries and lawyers who work at Marks Wachters notarissen are capable, based on their experience, expert knowledge or specific training, to advise you on all sorts of legal subjects. For example mediation, investigation or an second opinion.