Documents - Ministry of Justice and Security

1. Code of Criminal Procedure

   Video | 08-04-2016

2. Performance of the criminal justice system (VPS)

   Video | 10-03-2016

3. As an EU citizen, how can I stay in the Netherlands for longer than three months?

   As a national of an EU country, you can stay in the Netherlands for as long as you wish. You do not require a residence permit, ...

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4. Can the families of asylum seekers come to the Netherlands?

   Once an asylum seeker has a residence permit, their spouse or registered partner and their children can come to the Netherlands. ...

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5. What are the rights and duties of a guardian?

   If children are not subject to the parental responsibility of one or both of their parents, they come under guardianship. This ...

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6. When do I stop being a guardian?

   Guardianship ends on the child’s 18th birthday or if the child marries or enters into a registered partnership before then. ...

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7. How do I become a child’s guardian?

   Guardianship (voogdij) is responsibility for a minor child that is exercised not by the parents but by someone else. The parents ...

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8. As the duomoeder, how do I become the legal parent of my partner’s child?

   A duomoeder is the female partner of the biological mother. Since 2014 it has been possible for the duomoeder to become the ...

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9. Who is the father if I get divorced or my husband dies before the child is born?

   If you have a child within 306 days after your husband’s death, your late husband is assumed by law to be the legal father of ...

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10. Who looks after children if their parents die?

    Parents can name one or two individuals in their will as guardian(s) in the event of their death. Since 2014 it has been possible ...

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