by Emma van Nifterick | Legal, Money, New to Amsterdam
Receiving gift packages or buying favorite items online from our home countries can be part of daily life for international families, but the costs involved can be surprising and confusing. Fortunately, Emma van Nifterick is here to walk us through...
by Pauline Montanus | Legal, Money
Getting a divorce is any country is an extremely difficult process, but if you are living abroad, the legalities involved can be especially complicated. The second part of our two-part series focuses on six key issues to consider when going through a divorce...
by Pauline Montanus | Legal, Money
As an expat living in the Netherlands it is, in most cases, possible to get a legal divorce in the Netherlands that will also be recognized in your own country. International and family law expert, Pauline Montanus, explains how to file for divorce in the Netherlands...
by Amanda van Mulligen | Legal, New to Amsterdam
Thinking of applying for Dutch nationality? Amanda van Mulligen finally took the big step. Here she shares, in 10 simple steps, her experience of the ‘Optie’ procedure. How I Became a Kaaskop (or 10 Steps to Dutch Nationality Through the Option Procedure)...
by Donna Bardsley | Family Travel, Legal, Podcast, Travel
The confusion around traveling internationally is one of most common topics in the Amsterdam Mamas Facebook group. And the answers get complicated very quickly. In this episode, we bring on Ian Curry-Sumner, a freelance consultant in international family...
by Donna Bardsley | Legal, Podcast
The Hague Convention of 1980 is perhaps the most important legal issue for international families that most of us are only vaguely aware of. Simply put, it is intended to protect children from international child abduction. But for some parents, the implications of...