mooseontheloose

I hopefully have a simple question, however I'm sure it may not be quite so.

How does Danish divorce law work if one got married in in another country like the EU or another Scandinavian country such as Norway, and one divorces in Denmark?

I'm aware of the maintenance issues, but would Danish law take into consideration assets and property that was inherited/brought into the marriage separately before the marriage? Countries such as Norway and Germany have within the marriage contract a differentiation of 'marital' property and 'property owned prior to marriage or later inherited'. I've read that in a Danish marriage you can write a separate clause to make this distinction, but how would a marriage made in another country be treated by default?

Many thanks if anyone can help.

Freddy_Fulham

An interesting subject because I've had similar issues from the time I lived in Denmark.

My first wife was Danish and although we married in England, the divorce was granted in Denmark.

We still co-owe property there and I've received a great deal of grief for the past five years, although she's gone very quiet this year - which is actually good news.

I did contact a solicitor in England who was dealing with the matter but in the end declared it was out of her hands purely because of Danish Law.