Sandra Verburgt
Sandra Verburgt has more than 20 years of experience in international family law.
Expertise
Her work primarily involves more complex divorces, alimony and property settlements with an international element. She also advises on prenuptial agreements in the context of international estate planning. Sandra works with family lawyers from around the world in this area.
Her approach
Accurate, analytical and committed; this is Sandra's approach. “I love solving complex issues and bringing order to them. Because I am also very precise, I deliver good results. In addition, I am committed and go 100% for my clients. I want to get everything out of them in order to achieve the best possible outcome.”
International
In addition, Sandra enjoys traveling, which gives her an international outlook. This comes in handy in her specialty, international family law. “I have a large, global network. All over the world I have colleagues I can turn to with certain issues.” She also advises her foreign colleagues on Dutch family law issues. Sandra is also regularly called in as an expert in foreign proceedings.
View the CV of Sandra
Education
- vFAS specialization course in Private International Law, January 2021
- Collaborative Divorce Practitioner 2018
- Divorce Mediation specialization training vFAS 2013
- Legal Specialization course vFAS 2007/2008
- University of Amsterdam, 2000
Memberships
- Association of Family Lawyers and Divorce Mediators (vFAS)
- International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL), serving on various committees
- Association of collaborative professionals (VvCP)
Additional positions
- President European Chapter International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
Publications
Sandra has several publications to her credit. She is co-author of the chapter IPR Alimony in SDU Commentaar relatierecht (SDU, April 2014) and its online version since 2012.
Furthermore, she has written articles in both Dutch and English language legal journals:
- Kluwer, (February 15, 2022), Pitfalls in International Matrimonial Property Settlement, TFO 2022/179.1, pp. 27-37
- UCERF anthology, no. 12, 2018, Schrama (ed.), “Brexit and its implications for family law: Is the fog over the North Sea still lifting?” p.63-86
- Guestblog Kingsley Napley (17 May 2017) Brexit, Messy divorce or amicable settlement
- 'Dossier Régime Matrimoniaux dans le monde (1re partie), Pays-Bas' in French Family Law Magazine AJ Famille (Dalloz, December 2017, pp. 633-636).
- 'Dossier Divorce dans le monde (1re partie), Pays-Bas' in French Family Law Magazine AJ Famille (Dalloz, November 2015, pp. 596-597).
- 'Jurisdiction, Recognition and Enforcement under Alimony Regulation 4/2009' in the legal journal Relatierecht en Praktijk (SDU, November 2012).
- 'Marital Agreements: International lawyers neglect jurisdictional developments at their peril' in the legal journal International Family Law (Jordans, September 2011).
- 'Double Dutch? - The relevance of Hague Conventions to Marital Contracts and Maintenance' in the legal journal International Family Law (Jordans, June 2010).
In addition, Sandra is on the editorial board of IAML Online News, an E-journal of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, in which she publishes frequently.
Other activities
Sandra is a member of the DM Academy coordinating working group, which is in charge of the day-to-day management of DM Academy, the training institute of Delissen Martens that has been recognized as a training institution by the Dutch Bar Association (NOvA) as of January 1, 2014. Sandra also lectures at DM Academy.
Furthermore, she is a regular speaker at conferences and symposia.
- IAFL Family Law Symposium Tokyo, ("Enforcement of Japanese divorce, custody and child support orders abroad (May 2018).
- IAFL Open Conference on International Family Law, New York (April 2018).
- UCERF symposium “current developments in family law,” Utrecht March 22, 2018
- IAFL International Family Law Conference (April 2017), where she participated in a panel on “Common Law & Civil Law ‘ and gave a lecture on ’International Financial Support Issues.”
- IAFL European Chapter Meeting (March 2017) in Lisbon, where she served on panel on spousal maintenance “Maintenance methodology and formulas in the 21st century - is the role of the lawyer now redundant?”
- IAFL European Chapter Meeting (May 2016) in Amsterdam and The Hague, of which she was conference chair.
- IAFL International Family Law Conference (April 2016), where she participated in a panel on “Common Law & Civil Law ‘ and gave a lecture on ’International Financial Support Issues.”
- IAFL USA Chapter Meeting (February 2016) in Los Angeles, where she served on a panel on “Surrogacy - What you don't know, you must learn!”.
- IAML symposium “Introduction to European Family Law” (November 2015) Berlin, where she delivered a lecture on the EU Service Regulation “Are you being served?”.
- IAML Surrogacy Symposium (May 2015) London, where she presented the latest information and developments on 'surrogacy in The Netherlands'.
- IAML Annual Meeting 2014 in (September 2014) Budapest, where she served on the panel on 'same sex marriage around the world'.
- IAML European Family Law Conference 'Families around borders' (June 2014) in Budapest, where she gave a lecture on 'Financial aspects of breakdown of marriage and cohabitation'.
- IAML European Chapter Meeting 2013 (May 2013) in Salzburg, where she participated in a panel discussion on matrimonial property regimes in Europe.
- IAML European Chapter Meeting 2012 (April 2012) in Elounda, Crete (Greece), where, together with English Family Law barrister Tim Amos QC, she delivered two lectures entitled “EU Maintenance Regulation: Minotaur or Magnifique?” and “Margin and the Maintenance Regulation”.
Languages
Dutch, English