BELGIUM Law and Practice Contributed by: Larissa De Wulf and Carolyn Vanthienen, Tiberghien
Tiberghien is a leading independent law firm with of ‑ fices in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Hasselt, Luxem ‑ bourg, Geneva and Zurich, from which it supports its clients with advice, mediation and dispute resolution in the fields of taxation and family (patrimonial) law. Tiberghien is a trusted adviser to prominent families and business owners. Its civil law team, consisting of 15 people, specialises in litigation and mediation and advising (international) private clients on: pre ‑ nuptial agreements and modifications of matrimonial property regimes, as well as on gifts and bequests; governance structures (civil law partnerships, hold ‑
ings, Dutch/Belgian trust office foundations, etc); family governance, wills, and succession agree ‑ ments; transfers of family businesses to the next gen ‑ eration; inheritance or divorce disputes; cross-border migration of individuals (global mobility); family law (parentage, adoption, parental authority, custody, governance, marriage, divorce); private international law; and family foundations, trusts and philanthropy. Tiberghien’s lawyers are active in various (interna ‑ tional) professional organisations and are regularly invited to speak at conferences.
Authors
Larissa De Wulf is a counsel at Tiberghien and has been an attorney since 2003. A member of the family litigation team, Larissa advises clients in negotiations and proceedings before Belgian courts, particularly in
Carolyn Vanthienen is a counsel at Tiberghien and has been an attorney since 2014. Carolyn specialises in international family and family property law, including divorce, registered partnership, financial
the areas of estate or inheritance cases, wills, gifts, divorce or separation, filiation and adoption, child support and maintenance, as well as division and distribution of assets after divorce or death. She has significant expertise in international cases, especially those involving inheritance law and divorce. She also has expertise in tax relating to inheritance, divorce/separation, alimony/ maintenance, and child support. She is a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Larissa speaks French, Dutch and English.
provisions, cohabitant claims, and incapacity. She also has expertise in issues regarding children, such as residence and contact. Carolyn has particular interest and experience in estate and private international law disputes involving multi- jurisdictional estates and international clients, often entailing high net worth or complex matters. She is a member of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) and the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) and has written multiple family property law-related articles. Carolyn speaks Dutch, English and French.
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