Title 6

For the purposes of this Section, an interested party means the person whose rights or obligations are directly affected by the case. A person who is…

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 278, paragraph 1, a petition (verzoekschrift) shall contain the names and, insofar as known, the first…

Without prejudice to Article 799, the petition, as referred to in Articles 255, paragraph 1, and 260, paragraph 1, of Book 1 of the Civil Code, shall…

Unless the court immediately issues an order declaring itself incompetent or granting the petition, a copy of the petition and the accompanying…

In matters of maintenance, the summons of the interested parties shall state a period within which they may submit a statement of defence. If no…

If a petitioner, an interested party, or any other person whose statement may be of significance in connection with the assessment of the petition…

In all cases concerning a petition for the granting of an authorisation as referred to in paragraph 6.1 of the Youth Act (Jeugdwet), a petition on…

In connection with the interests of minors or the respect for the private life of the interested parties, the oral hearing shall take place behind…

At the conclusion of the oral hearing, the judge shall inform the persons who appeared at the hearing of the date of the session at which the order…

The clerk of the court shall without delay provide or dispatch a copy of the order to the petitioner, the interested parties who appeared, and the…

In deviation from the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 358, an appeal may be lodged against an order:

Against orders pursuant to

Cases concerning minors brought before the court, with the exception of those concerning the maintenance of a minor, shall be heard by the juvenile…

In matters concerning minors, with the exception of those concerning the maintenance of a minor who has not yet reached the age of sixteen years, the…

The court may, in cases concerning minors, with the exception of those concerning their maintenance, if it deems this necessary for the assessment of…

In matters concerning minors, with the exception of matters as referred to in the second paragraph as well as those concerning the maintenance of a…

In matters concerning minors, the following shall be designated as interested parties with respect to the right of inspection and copy, as referred…

Every decision concerning the exercise of authority over minors, including decisions pursuant to Articles 253s, 265b, 326, and 336a of Book 1 of the…

The public prosecution service shall, if necessary, provide its cooperation:

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 278, paragraph 1, the petition shall state:

If the petition is filed by one of the spouses, the petitioner shall, within fourteen days after the filing of the petition, cause a copy thereof to…

If the petition is filed by one of the spouses while the other spouse, on the grounds of a mental disorder, resides in a hospital, nursing home, care…

In deviation from the provisions of Article 279, paragraph 1, a hearing in court may be omitted if there are no minor children who, pursuant to…

The court may, at the petition of the spouses or one of them, incorporate the mutual arrangements made, including agreements regarding maintenance…

In deviation from the provisions of Article 358, paragraph 2, a spouse who did not appear in the proceedings at first instance may lodge an appeal…

In cases of divorce or legal separation (scheiding van tafel en bed), each of the spouses may petition for provisional measures as referred to in…

The court may, by order, for the duration of the proceedings:

The court is authorised, upon the petition of a spouse or of the Child Care and Protection Board (Raad voor de Kinderbescherming), to place a child…

No appeals shall lie against orders issued on the basis of Article 822, nor against orders for the amendment or withdrawal thereof, without prejudice…

The spouses shall be designated as interested parties with respect to the right of inspection and copy, as referred to in Article 290, of the…

The provisional measures shall cease to have effect as soon as a decree by which the divorce (echtscheiding) or the legal separation (scheiding van…

In the event that a divorce, a legal separation (scheiding van tafel en bed) or a dissolution of marriage after legal separation is pronounced, the…

The provisions on the administration of justice in separation cases shall apply mutatis mutandis to a dissolution of a registered partnership.