Employment Law Glossary

Stepparent adoption

Adoption of the partner's child by the stepparent, making them a legal parent.

Maintenance and taxation

The tax treatment of maintenance: deductibility for the payer and taxation for the recipient.

Appeal in divorce proceedings

An appeal against the divorce judgment to the court of appeal.

Adoption

The legal procedure by which a person becomes the child of another, taking their name.

Alimentatie

Maintenance

Statutory maintenance payment for the support of an ex-partner or child after divorce. The amount depends on need and capacity to pay.

Alimentatieberekening

Alimony calculation

The calculation of the alimony amount based on need and capacity to pay.