Cohabitation forms
There are different legal forms of cohabitation such as (pre)nuptial agreements, partnership agreements and cohabitation agreements. If you are getting married, entering into a registered civil partnership or going to be living together with your partner, it is good to seek information on the legal and tax implications. For instance, all forms of cohabitation have income tax and inheritance tax consequences.
Legal peace of mind for your relationship
Understanding the legal and tax implications
If you are getting married, entering into a registered civil partnership or going to be living together with your partner, it is good to seek information on the legal and tax implications. For instance, all forms of cohabitation have income tax and inheritance tax consequences.
In a cohabitation agreement, you lay down the agreements on how you will handle household expenses during your cohabitation, as well as the agreements in the event you should separate. You cannot make provisions for death in a cohabitation agreement, except for the items you jointly own.
For married and registered civil partners, based on the law, the assets and debts you had before the marriage or registered civil partnership remain your private property. The same applies to inheritances and gifts you receive. If that does not suit your wishes, for example because you do not want to share all your income during the marriage or because you want to protect each other against entrepreneurial risks, you can deviate from the statutory regulations by drawing up (pre)nuptial agreements.
Our specialists – Joyce van Pul (associate civil-law notary, Rosmalen branch), Charlotte van Gorp (junior civil-law notary, Maastricht branch) and Femke Veldhuijzen (associate civil-law notary, Waalre branch) – will be happy to advise you on the various forms of cohabitation and the legal and tax consequences so that thorough advice can be given on which form of cohabitation best suits your situation and wishes and the documents to be drawn up.
