Marriage contract and amendments
Provide the full text and any amendments. Look in your deed folder or Mijn akten. Not everything is digitally available; if necessary, indicate which office drafted the deed.
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Which documents should I provide?
Deed of ownership
Search in your deed folder, Izimi or Mijn akten. Cannot find the deed? Provide the address, estimated date and possibly the previous notarial office; we will see how to request a copy.
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Proof of origin and payments
Provide the complete version with date, attachments and later amendments. Do you not have this document or do you not know if it exists? Select “Help needed” and discuss it with the office.
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Appraisals
Provide the report with date and name of the appraiser. If there is no valuation yet, do not order one without consultation: first discuss what valuation is needed.
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Credit information
Request the document from your bank or download it from your own online banking environment. State the date and file reference. Provide statements, never passwords or access codes.
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We examine the documents and legal implications. You do not need to work out the arrangement yourself beforehand. We will agree on which missing documents we can request.
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Your questions, step by step
Do you want to share an own asset with your spouse? We discuss what that means now and later, including if your situation changes.
Why do I go to the notaire for this?
A contribution via the marriage contract can change the financial position of both spouses. The notaire discusses ownership, loan and what happens in case of divorce or death.
How do I make a private home joint property?
Record ownership, origin and existing loan.
Discuss the desired contribution and possible retrieval.
Have the amendment of the marriage contract prepared and signed.
How does this proceed and how long does it take?
There is no fixed term. Property records research, the chosen matrimonial property regime and any bank queries determine the preparation.
Which documents should I provide to the notaire?
What does the notaire do and investigate?
- Who owns the property and what debts or compensations are involved?
- Does the contribution fit within the matrimonial property regime?
- When can a retraction take effect?
- What fiscal consequences and formalities are required?
We agree on which searches the office will conduct and which information you, your bank or another expert will provide.
What should I pay attention to before I sign?
Check which property is contributed, what happens with debts and when a retraction is possible. Have the concrete settlement upon separation explained.
Is a passage still unclear? Feel free to ask for an explanation with an example from your own situation. Only sign when you understand what you are agreeing to.
What else must I arrange afterwards?
Keep the deed and payment receipts. Align later investments with the new ownership arrangement.
Which practical tips can help me?
Paying off a home together is not the same as making it legally joint property.
What do these words mean?
- Contribution
- bringing a personal asset into the joint property under the agreed conditions.
- Retraction
- a contractual arrangement to take back a contributed asset under certain circumstances.
Where can I find more explanation or help?
You do not have to phrase your question in legal terms. Tell what concerns you, what you want to arrange and if an important date is approaching.
We will look together at the next step. We agree in advance on how the office will assist you and what costs are involved.
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