BELGIUM Law and Practice Contributed by: Larissa De Wulf, Carolyn Vanthienen and Alexandra Goossens, Tiberghien
Tiberghien is a leading independent law firm with offices in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent, Has - selt, Luxembourg, Geneva and Zurich, from which it supports its clients with advice, media - tion and dispute resolution in the fields of taxa - tion and family (patrimonial) law. Tiberghien is a trusted adviser to prominent families and busi - ness owners. Its civil law team, consisting of 15 people, specialises in litigation and media - tion and advising (international) private clients on: prenuptial agreements and modifications of matrimonial property regimes, as well as on gifts and bequests; governance structures (civil
law partnerships, holdings, Dutch/Belgian trust office foundations, etc); family governance, wills, and succession agreements; transfers of family businesses to the next generation; inheritance or divorce disputes; cross-border migration of individuals (global mobility); fam - ily law (parentage, adoption, parental authority, custody, governance, marriage, divorce); pri - vate international law; and family foundations, trusts and philanthropy. Tiberghien’s lawyers are active in various (international) professional organisations and are regularly invited to speak at conferences.
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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 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.
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 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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