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How gifts work under Belgian law: hand gifts versus notarial deeds, why people register a gift, the five-year look-back period by region, and which region’s gift tax applies.
Belgium's reserve since the 2018 reform: a fixed one half of the estate for children collectively, the spouse's protected usufruct, and what happens when a gift exceeds the disposable part.
Flanders' erfbelasting explained: the domicile test, the direct-line and siblings-versus-others scales, the 2026 partner exemption rise, the singlevermindering, and the family-home rules.
Brussels' droits de succession explained: the domicile test, the six-band direct-line scale, three separate collateral scales, the flat 15,000 euro abatement, and the family-home rules.
How spousal maintenance works after a Belgian divorce under article 301: the one third income cap, the marriage-length duration cap, and the three separate fault rules.
How divorce works in Belgium: the two available procedures, the strict deadlines in article 229, and the three separate rules on spousal maintenance after divorce.
Belgium has no binding child support scale. What articles 203 and 203bis actually require, how DAVO recovers unpaid maintenance, and why no calculator appears here.
How CAO nr. 109 / CCT 109 works in Belgium: the 3 to 17 week indemnity for a kennelijk onredelijk ontslag, who is excluded, and the separate penalty for not explaining a dismissal.
How Belgian severance pay (ontslagvergoeding, indemnité de rupture) is calculated under article 39, what CAO nr. 109 adds for an unreasonable dismissal, and the RVA/ONEM interaction.
How much notice a resigning employee owes in Belgium under article 37/2, the tegenopzeg rule for a new job, and the 1 August 2026 reform to the resignation scale.
Calculate your Belgian notice period free and see why the answer depends on your contract's start date. Covers all four regimes including the 1 June and 1 August 2026 reforms.
Belgium's summary dismissal rule under article 35: the double three-working-day deadline, how reasons must be notified, burden of proof, and the arbeidsrechtbank / tribunal du travail.