O le tau o le teteʻa i Netherlands: o le a le mea e te totogia moni

Toetoe lava o fesili uma matou te maua mai tagata faavaomalo e uiga i tete’aga i Netherlands e amata i le fesili lava e tasi: o le a le tau o lenei mea? E leai se tali e tasi, aua o le tete’aga i Netherlands e le o se oloa e iai se tau. O se faaputuga o tau eseese - o se loia, o se totogifuapauina o le faamasinoga, o nisi taimi o se leoleo, o se notary, o se tagata e fuafuaina le tau - ma o lona tele e faalagolago i le tele o le lua feeseeseaiga.

O le tali puʻupuʻu

O le tete'a lea e malilie uma ai le ulugalii ma faila se talosaga faatasi e ala i le loia e toatasi o le auala sili lea ona taugofie: tasi le seti o totogifuapauina faapolofesa, tasi le totogifuapauina a le faamasinoga. O se tete'a lea e faatonuina ai e le toalua ma lana lava loia ma filifili ai le faamasinoga o le fale, le tausiga, le penisione ma le fanau e sili ona taugata, ma e leai se tapulaa mautu, aua o le tau e siaki ai le umi e faagasolo ai le feeseeseaiga. O le feutagaiga e tu i le va.

E tatau ona i ai se loia: e le mafai ona e failaina se talosaga mo le tete'a i Holani, tusa lava pe ua lua malilie atoatoa i ai.

O vaega o le pili

Vavae'ese totogifuapauina fa'apolofesa, ia e eseese i le kamupani, mai totogifuapauina aloaia, ia ua fa'atulagaina e le tulafono.

Totogifuapauina a le loia: totogi i le itula e fa'atusatusa i le totogifuapauina tumau

E leai se totogi fa'atulafonoina mo loia i Netherlands. E eseese totogi e tusa ai ma le tulaga sinia, tulaga fa'apitoa ma le a'ai. Fesili i so'o se kamupani mo lana totogi tusitusia a'o le'i fa'atonuina.

Totogi itula

E totogi oe mo le taimi moni na faʻaaluina, e masani lava i iunite o le ono minute, i le fua faatatau o loʻo i totonu o le tusi faʻamau. O nisi kamupani e faʻaopoopoina se pasene mo tupe faʻaalu a le ofisa; o isi e aofia ai - fesili po o le fea. O pili i itula taʻitasi e faʻamaoni e uiga i le le mautonu ae e le tuʻuina atu se tapulaʻa. Fesili mo se faʻatatauga tusitusia, ona manatu, ma se folafolaga e lapataʻia oe aʻo leʻi sili atu i lo lena.

Totogi totogi

E tele kamupani e ofoina atu se totogifuapauina tumau mo se talosaga soofaatasi e le finauina, po'o le vaega ta'itasi. E aoga pe a mafai ona vavaloina le lautele ae leaga pe a le mafai ona vavaloina, o le mafua'aga lea e toetoe lava a leai se tasi e ofoina atu se tasi mo se tete'aga finauina. O le fesili taua o le a le mea e le o aofia ai: o totogifuapauina o fa'amasinoga, tau o le au leoleo, totogifuapauina a le notarial, iloiloga ma fa'aliliuga e masani ona totogi i luga. Ia maua tuusaunoaga i le tusi.

O le totogifuapauina o le faamasinoga (griffierecht)

The court fee is fixed by statute and revised every year. A divorce counts as a case of undetermined value, because a petition to dissolve a marriage cannot be expressed in money. At the district court (rechtbank) there is a standard rate for a natural person and a considerably lower rate for someone who qualifies as being of limited means (onvermogend). Both are listed in the annex to the Wet griffierechten burgerlijke zaken, are adjusted each year, and are published in the court fee tables on rechtspraak.nl; read the table for the year in which you file. No VAT is charged on the court fee.

Talosaga soofaatasi e fa'atusatusa i le talosaga itu e tasi

Afai e fa'atonuina e le tane/ava le fautua e tasi ma faila se talosaga soofaatasi (gemeenschappelijk verzoek), one fee is levied between them: the Wet griffierechten burgerlijke zaken provides in article 15 that parties appearing through the same advocate and taking identical positions are charged a single joint court fee. In practice the single fee is paid once and the spouses split it between them.

Afai e faila e se tasi o le toalua/ava se talosaga e tasi le itu (eenzijdig verzoek), e totogi e le tagata talosaga le taimi e faila ai. O le Mataupu 3 o le Tulafono lava lea e tasi e totogi ai se totogifuapauina mo se talosaga po o se puipuiga , o lea e totogi ai foi e le toalua/ava e faila se puipuiga (verweerschrift): totogifuapauina e lua nai lo le tasi, ma - e sili atu ona taua - totogifuapauina e lua a loia. I le apili, e toe totogi ai se totogifuapauina fou e sili atu ona maualuga.

Tau o le leoleo o le nofoaga e tatau ona tu'uina atu ai le talosaga

I se tete'aga e tasi le itu, e lē taunuu mai le talosaga i le meli. O le Mataupu 816 o le Tulafono o Taualumaga Fa'alemalo e mana'omia ai se kopi e tu'uina atu i le isi pa'aga e se leoleo o le fa'amasinoga (gerechtsdeurwaarder) i totonu o se vaitaimi pu'upu'u fa'aletulafono. Afai e misia, e mafai ona fa'ailoa mai e lē taliaina le talosaga - o lona uiga o le totogiina lea e toe amata ai.

Bailiffs’ charges for official acts are capped by the Besluit tarieven ambtshandelingen gerechtsdeurwaarders (Btag), revised annually. Service under article 816 Rv falls under the article 2 Btag line for serving a petition, not the higher line for a writ of summons: that tariff is fixed in the annex to the Btag and revised annually, and VAT is added on top for the instructing client.

E leai se totogi o se leoleo e totogi i se talosaga soofaatasi: e leai se mea e manaʻomia ona tautua. Afai e nofo le isi toalua i fafo, e matua taugata ma telegese le tautua, e ala i se auala tautua a le EU poʻo le Hague Service Convention. Mo tagata faavaomalo o se mea taugofie tele lea.

Tau o le notary i tulafono fa'alemalo pe a mana'omia se pepa fa'amaonia

E le manaʻomia e le teteʻa se notary; e tele mea e o faatasi ma ia. O le mea masani o le fale o le aiga: afai e pulea e le tasi o le toalua le meatotino e umia faatasi, o le faaliliuina atu o le sea e manaʻomia ai se tusi faamaonia o le vaevaega a le notary (akte van verdeling), ua resitalaina i le Resitala o Fanua (Kadaster). O le tatalaina o se toalua mai le mokesi faatasi e manaʻomia ai le maliega a le tagata e nonōina le nonogatupe, ma o le teuteuina o maliega aʻo leʻi faaipoipo o se galuega faʻa-notary foi.

Notarial fees have not been set by tariff for many years. Each notary quotes freely and prices vary widely for the same deed, so get two or three quotations. Land Registry fees are added as disbursements. Whether transfer tax is due on the transfer depends on the matrimonial property regime, and the difference can be substantial. Where the home falls into a marital community, dividing it between the spouses is not treated as an acquisition at all under art. 3 of the Wet op belastingen van rechtsverkeer, so nothing is due. Where the spouses married under prenuptial agreements excluding any community and simply hold the house jointly, that provision does not apply, and the position turns on the exemption in art. 15 of the same Act for dividing a jointly held asset — available only where the property was acquired jointly and each party’s entitlement falls between 40 and 60 per cent, economic as well as legal. Outside those bands transfer tax is payable on the share acquired. Put the deeds and the prenuptial agreement in front of the notary before the split is agreed rather than after it, and have the tax position confirmed by the notary or by a tax adviser: we do not advise on tax.

Tau o le tagata e fesoasoani i le vaeluaga

O le feutanaiga e lē o se faiga fa'amasino ma e leai se totogi fa'atulafonoina. E totogi e le au feutanaiga i le itula, pe o se afifi e aofia ai se aofa'iga ua malilie i ai o sauniga fa'atasi ai ma le maliega o le fa'aleleiga (echtscheidingsconvenant). E masani ona fa'asoa le totogifuapauina, e ui lava e mafai ona malilie i se vaeluaga lē tutusa pe a matuā eseese tupe maua. E lē mafai e se tagata feutanaiga, e tusa lava pe o se loia fo'i, ona faila lau talosaga i lena matafaioi: e ave pea e se loia le maliega i le fa'amasinoga. O kamupani o lo'o taulimaina vaega uma e lua e 'alofia le totogiina fa'alua mo le faitauga tutusa.

Tagata tomai faapitoa: tagata e fuafuaina tau, tagata e fa'atino tulafono tau tupe ma tagata tausi tusi

O tau o tagata tomai faapitoa e le paketiina lava e tagata o loʻo faʻaaogaina, ma i teteʻaga e tele ai aseta e mafai ona sili atu i le totogifuapauina a le loia.

• Tagata e fuafuaina tau o meatotino (taxateur). E manaʻomia pe a lē mafai ona e malilie i le tau o le fale. E toʻatasi le tagata e faia le iloiloga tau o le fale e fai ma sui o le tau taugofie; e lua faʻaopoopo i ai le tasi vaetolu e motusia ai le faʻatusatusaga o le tau taugata.
• Ofisa o penisione. O le fa'atusatusaga masani i lalo o le Wet verevening pensioenrechten bij scheiding e taulimaina e le kamupani penisione i luga o se pepa fa'asilasilaga ma e le mana'omia se actuary. E mana'omia se tasi pe afai o lo'o i totonu o le kamupani a se faatonu le penisione, pe afai e filifilia le liua (conversie), pe afai e te feutaga'i ese mai le le fa'atinoina o tulafono.
• Tagata fai tau pisinisi po'o le tausi tusi fa'amasino. E manaʻomia pe afai e iai se pisinisi poʻo se sea a le kamupani e se tasi o le toʻalua ma e tatau ona faʻatatauina lona tau mo le vaevaega poʻo se fuafuaga o le tausiga.

O le mafuaʻaga o le tau o le faaluaina, ae le o le tomai faapitoa. Afai e tofia e le faamasinoga se tagata tomai faapitoa, e poloaina e totogi muamua le totogifuapauina aʻo leʻi tusia le lipoti.

O le a le mea e mafua ai le eseesega i le va o auala e tolu

O le eseesega o le totogifuapauina o le faamasinoga e tasi le totogifuapauina e faatusatusa i le lua. E le o le mea lea e taugata ai teteaga finauina. E fa mea e fai:

• Loia e toalua nai lo le toatasi. O tusi uma lava na faitauina faalua, o tofiga uma na tusia faalua, o iloiloga uma na auai faalua — ua faaluaina ai le tau o galuega faalegaluega a’o le’i faia se finauga.
• Faamasinoga. O se talosaga soofaatasi e masani ona faia se faaiuga i luga o pepa e aunoa ma se iloiloga; o se mataupu finau e le itiiti ifo ma le tasi, e masani lava ona sili atu.
• Talosaga faaopoopo. E mafai ona finau eseese mo le tausiga o aiga, aseta, penisione, fale ma fuafuaga a le fanau, ma e vala'aulia ai ni talosaga le tumau i mataupu ta'itasi.
• Taimi. E mafai ona faia se tete'aga e aunoa ma se finauga i le faamasinoga i ni nai vaiaso; ae o se tete'aga e finauina e tele masina, ma o masina ta'itasi e maua ai ni fesoota'iga ma ni fa'atonuga fou.

E sili atu le tau i le feutagaiga fa'atulagaina: e te totogia se feutanaiga fa'atulagaina lelei, ma afai e aoga, o mea uma lava e mulimuli ane o le a avea ma le faiga taugofie — tasi le loia, tasi le talosaga, tasi le totogifuapauina, leai se iloiloga.

Fesoasoani faaletulafono fesoasoani (gefinancierde rechtsbijstand)

Afai e lava le maualalo o lau tupe maua ma lau tupe faavae, e totogi e le setete le tele o totogifuapauina a lau loia po o le tagata e fesoasoani i le mataupu ma e te totogia se saofaga patino tumau. O le fuafuaga e faʻatautaia e le Raad voor Rechtsbijstand.

O ai e agavaa: le suega o tupe maua ma tupe faavae

Both tests must be met, using your tax figures from the reference year (peiljaar), which is the second calendar year before the application. The ceilings are:

• Tupe Maua: taxable annual income up to a ceiling that is set lower for a single applicant than for someone who is married, cohabiting or a single parent.
• Tupe Maua: assets up to a ceiling per person, doubled where a couple is assessed together. The Raad voor Rechtsbijstand fixes both ceilings for each calendar year and publishes them; take the figures from there before assuming you fall outside the scheme.

If your circumstances have changed sharply since the reference year — very common on separation — you can ask for it to be moved forward (peiljaarverlegging). The deadline is short, so raise it immediately. Legal aid can also be reviewed afterwards: if the divorce leaves you with money or property worth more than half the box 3 tax-free capital allowance for a single person — the threshold used for that outcome assessment, applied to each party separately — the grant can be withdrawn and repayment demanded.

Le saofaga a le tagata lava ia (eigen bijdrage)

Afai e tuʻuina atu le fesoasoani faaletulafono, e te totogia se saofaga tumau, e faʻamaufaʻailogaina i tupe maua. Tulafono faaleaiga carries higher bands than most areas of law.

There are five income bands, from the lowest, which applies to the smallest incomes, to the highest at the top of the eligibility range, and a standard reduction is then applied to whichever band you fall into. The bands are set separately for a single applicant and for partners or a single parent. For subsidised mediation the contribution is a fraction of the figure for subsidised litigation, in two bands rather than five. The Raad voor Rechtsbijstand fixes all of these amounts for each calendar year and publishes them alongside the eligibility ceilings, so work from the current table rather than from a figure quoted in an article.

Your advocate or mediator applies on your behalf, and a divorce with several ancillary claims may involve more than one grant, each with its own contribution.

O le totogifuapauina o le faamasinoga ua faaitiitia

Legal aid also unlocks the reduced court fee, but not automatically. Article 16 of the Wet griffierechten burgerlijke zaken requires the supporting document — the legal aid decision (toevoeging) or an income statement from the Board — to be filed with the petition. Filed late, the full rate applies.

O le juridisch Loket ma le auala o le suʻesuʻega ma le faʻavasegaina o maʻi

Het Juridisch Loket is the state-funded legal information desk: free initial advice, an honest view of whether your problem needs a lawyer at all, and a referral onward. Historically, obtaining a diagnosis document from it earned a discount on the personal contribution. That requirement has been dropped: the standard reduction is now applied automatically when legal aid is granted. The Loket is still worth using for the triage, but it is no longer a financial precondition.

O ai e totogia tau o ai

I fa'amasinoga fa'asivile masani a Holani, e saofagā le itu e faia'ina i tupe fa'aalu a lē na manumalo. O mataupu fa'aleaiga o le tuusaunoaga tumau lea. O le Mataupu 237 o le Tulafono o Taualumaga Fa'asivile e fa'atagaina manino ai le fa'amasinoga e fa'atulaga tupe fa'aalu i le va o pa'aga, pa'aga resitalaina, isi soa o le olaga ma aiga vavalalata, ma i fa'agasologa o tete'aga o le mea lea e masani ona faia e fa'amasinoga. Fa'atulaga le paketi i luga o le fa'avae e tofu itu ma a latou lava tupe fa'aalu . E mafai ona faia se poloaiga tau fa'aalu i lalo o le mataupu 289 o le Tulafono lava lea e tasi, ae fa'apolopolo mo amioga e manatu le fa'amasinoga e le talafeagai - fa'alavelave faifai pea, po'o le le fa'ailoa soo o tupe.

O se tulafono lea e uiga i tau o taualumaga, ma e le tatau ona fenumiai ma le vaevaeina o meatotino. E leai se tulafono lautele e faapea o tau o se teteaga e totogiina i le va o ulugalii e avea o se vaega o le maliliega o meatotino faaipoipo. Afai o iai maliega a o lei faaipoipo, o mea o loo i totonu ma soo se mea lava na malilie i ai itu e taua tele. O le mataupu faaletulafono o loo lipotia e faatatau tonu lava i tau o le aiga, aia tatau mo taui ma noataga mo aitalafu; e le faavaeina ai totogifuapauina faaletulafono o se mea ese o le faalapotopotoga po o le totogi faatasi.

VAT

VAT is charged on professional services at the standard Dutch rate: lawyer’s and mediator’s fees, notarial fees, experts’ reports and the bailiff’s charges as billed to the instructing client. Two things sit outside it: the court fee carries no VAT, and the personal contribution under legal aid is a fixed statutory amount to which VAT is not added. As a private client you cannot reclaim VAT, so compare quotations on the inclusive figure.

Laasaga aogā e fa'aitiitia ai le tau

• Ia malilie muamua, ona faila lea lona lua. E lē gata e taugofie le talosaga soofaatasi i le laulau — ae e aveese ai foʻi le leoleo, faamasinoga ma le loia lona lua. A leai se feteenaʻiga moni o aia tatau, e afa le tau faʻapolofesa o le loia e toʻatasi poʻo le tagata e fesoasoani.
• Ia maua muamua le maliega tusitusia mo le totogifuapauina a'o le'i faia se fa'atonuga. Totogi i le itula, pe fa'aopoopo i ai tupe fa'aalu o le ofisa, o a mea e aofia ai i se totogifuapauina tumau, o le a le tupe e totogi.
• Fai oe lava le aoina o pepa. Totogi totogi, pepa toe faafoi lafoga, faʻamatalaga o mokesi, aotelega o penisione, faʻamatalaga o faletupe, pepa faaipoipo ma pepa fanau. O le totogiina o totogifuapauina faapolofesa e tuli ai pepa e mafai ona e aoina i le afiafi o le tau masani lea e mafai ona ʻalofia.
• Fa'atonu fa'atasi se tagata tomai fa'apitoa. E taugata lipoti tau iloiloga tauva ma e seāseā ona faia ni faaiuga mautinoa.
• Siaki vave lou agavaa mo se fesoasoani faaletulafono, ma fesili e uiga i le siitia o le tausaga faasino pe afai ua pa'ū lau tupe maua talu ona tete'a. Siaki fo'i lau inisiua o tupe fa'aalu faaletulafono: o le tele o inisiua a Holani e le aofia ai le tete'a, ae o nisi e aofia ai tagi faaopoopo.
• Faia le fuafuaga faamatua lelei i le taimi muamua. E manaʻomia se tasi faʻatasi ma le talosaga i lalo o le mataupu 815 o le Tulafono Faʻatonutonu Faʻalemalo, ma o se fuafuaga le mautinoa e faʻamoemoeina e mafua ai ona taugata le faʻamasinoga mulimuli ane.