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Every reading comes with three scales: how comparable rulings went, how many rulings that rests on, and how closely those rulings match your case. The rulings behind them are real; the client is fictional.

How to read the scores

Every score is a sliding scale. The dot shows where the rulings we read come out; no dot means the score does not apply. A count of published rulings, not a chance.

As the other side asks As you ask

How did comparable rulings go?

The dot stands at the count of comparable rulings that went as you ask, out of all counted: further right, more went your way. It is not a probability.

Hardly comparable Closely comparable

Closeness

How closely those rulings resemble your case on average: children, ages, marriage length, procedure and incomes.

✓ Matches your request✕ Differs from your request

Against your request

Per ruling: a tick means the court decided what you ask for, a cross that it differs.

One client, four wishes: what the scales show

The same fictional client, with different wishes, run against the same rulings. A dot on the right is what you hope to see, but a dot in the middle or on the left is just as useful: it tells you what to prepare.

Care arrangement

Main residence with you; the other side wants alternating

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask 4120 of 5442 as you ask

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

In 4120 of the 5442 comparable rulings the court decided what you ask for. The other 1322: alternating in 157 (what the other side asks), with the other parent in 1165.

How to keep your position strong

It can help to keep doing what supports your position: a stable routine, a dated care log and factual communication.
It can help to keep messages with the other parent short and about the children; your own conduct can be raised against you.
It can help to prepare answers to the other side's arguments (chapter 3) before the hearing.

Learn from the rulings that went the other wayECLI:NL:OGEAA:2018:650ECLI:NL:OGEAA:2019:784ECLI:NL:OGEABES:2026:150The court's reasons are in these rulings. What the court pointed at there is what you can prepare for.

Home / property

You want the other side to take over the house; they want to sell

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask 53 of 149 as you ask

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

In 53 of the 149 comparable rulings the court decided what you ask for; in 96 it decided otherwise: sold in 43 (what the other side asks), allocated to you in 37, left open in 16.

How to strengthen your position

It can help to make your plan complete: an independent valuation, financing proof and a deadline.
It can help to agree on a valuer with the other side, or to propose how one is chosen.
It can help to prepare a fallback (a sale with a clear procedure) so the court has a workable order either way.

Learn from the rulings that went the other wayECLI:NL:RBLIM:2026:6845ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2023:852ECLI:NL:GHSHE:2023:849The court's reasons are in these rulings. What the court pointed at there is what you can prepare for.

Home / property

You want to keep the house; the other side wants to sell

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask 37 of 149 as you ask

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

In 112 of the 149 comparable rulings the court decided otherwise than you ask: sold in 43 (what the other side asks), allocated to the other side in 53, left open in 16. In 37 it decided what you ask for.

How to improve your position

It can help to show that you can finance a takeover on your own: an indicative mortgage offer or a statement from your bank.
An independent valuation can help, so the price is not the dispute.
It can help to propose concrete terms: a deadline, who pays the costs until the transfer, and a sale as fallback if financing fails.

Learn from the rulings that went the other wayECLI:NL:RBLIM:2026:6845ECLI:NL:RBOVE:2026:3197ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2023:852The court's reasons are in these rulings. What the court pointed at there is what you can prepare for.

Care arrangement

You want alternating residence; the other side wants the children with them

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask 157 of 5442 as you ask

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

In 5285 of the 5442 comparable rulings the court decided otherwise than you ask: with the other parent in 1165 (what the other side asks), with you in 4120. In 157 it decided what you ask for.

How to improve your position

It can help to write a care plan the court can carry out: who brings the children to school, handovers, holidays, who covers which days.
It can help to show stability: housing near school, your working hours and the back-up care you have arranged.
It can help to keep a dated care log; a record over months carries more weight than a statement.

Learn from the rulings that went the other wayECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:23207ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:21907ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:10658The court's reasons are in these rulings. What the court pointed at there is what you can prepare for.

At a glance, per dispute point

Every score is a sliding scale. The dot shows where the rulings we read come out; no dot means the score does not apply. A count of published rulings, not a chance.

Dispute pointYou wantOther sideOur reading

Care arrangement Main residence with you, about 70% of the time with you. Main residence alternating between both, about 50% of the time with you.

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask 4120 of 5442 as you ask

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

In 4120 of the 5442 comparable rulings the court decided what you ask for. The other 1322: alternating in 157 (what the other side asks), with the other parent in 1165.

Child support A calculation based on both incomes. A calculation based on both incomes.

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask Not rated (n = 3350)

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

Not rated: the amount depends on many variables (incomes, earning capacity, need, care split). Below: which inputs courts used in 3350 relevant rulings.

Partner support You receive partner support. No partner support.

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask Not rated (n = 1267)

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

Not rated: the amount depends on many variables (incomes, earning capacity, need, care split). Below: which inputs courts used in 1267 relevant rulings.

Home / property You keep the home, within 12 months. The home is sold, within 6 months.

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask 37 of 149 as you ask

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

Then the kind of ruling behind a reading

Each ruling card shows its ECLI number, how closely it resembles your case and whether it went the way you ask. We picked cards that show each rating; they are not a sample of results.

Care arrangement Matches your request

ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:23207

2025 · final, first instance

Relevance: Closest

Outcome: with your side

Key facts: Children: 2; Ages at decision: 9, 12; Marriage: 11 years

Short passage from the ruling (Dutch)“De ouders hebben in het ouderschapsplan onder meer afgesproken dat de kinderen hun hoofdverblijfplaats bij de moeder hebben.”

Home / property Differs from your request

ECLI:NL:RBLIM:2026:6845

2026 · final, first instance

Relevance: Closest

Outcome: sold

Key facts: Children: 2; Ages at decision: 7, 9

Short passage from the ruling (Dutch)“de echtelijke woning van partijen aan [adres] te [woonplaats] dient te worden verkocht aan een derde;”

Care arrangement Matches your request

ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2025:21907

2025 · final, first instance

Relevance: Closest

Outcome: with your side

Key facts: Children: 2; Ages at decision: 9, 12

Short passage from the ruling (Dutch)“Zij neemt daarbij de huidige situatie, waarbij de kinderen bij de vrouw verblijven”

Home / property Differs from your request

ECLI:NL:RBOVE:2026:3197

2026 · final, first instance

Relevance: Closest

Outcome: allocated to the other side

Key facts: Children: 2; Ages at decision: 9, 11

Short passage from the ruling (Dutch)“Hierin staat onder andere dat de man de echtelijke woning krijgt toegedeeld.”

Child and partner support: what courts took into account

We do not rate these amounts. They depend on too many variables: incomes, the earning capacity of a spouse who does not work, need, ability to pay and the care split. Instead the report counts how often courts state each input.

Child support

The parties' incomes2073 of 3350
The payer's ability to pay (draagkracht)2008 of 3350
The children's need (behoefte)2111 of 3350
The care split between the parents1191 of 3350

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask Not rated (n = 3350)

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

Partner support

The parties' incomes840 of 1267
The payer's ability to pay (draagkracht)691 of 1267
The partner's need (behoefte)646 of 1267
Marriage duration867 of 1267
Duration of the support120 of 1267

How did comparable rulings go? As the other side asks As you ask Not rated (n = 1267)

Closeness of match Hardly comparable Closely comparable Close match

See a complete example report

The same fictional client, as a 4-question and as a 10-question report. One chapter per question: three scales, the rulings we read and which way each went, how they add up, and what these cases teach.

44-question example (Starter)Main residence, the house, child support, partner support.PDF → 1010-question example (Plus)The four above, plus time with the children, ability to pay, earning capacity, start date, relocation and private money.PDF →

The client is fictional. Published rulings are a small, non-random part of all cases and the ratings are not predictions.

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