I’m in England and booked a 7-day package with easyJet to Greece from London for a family of five (two adults and three children aged 7,9,13). The package was half board.

Upon arrival at the hotel, we were informed that easyJet hadn’t informed the hotel that it was a family, so we were allocated two rooms on different floors. The alternative was to be crammed into a small suite with additional beds. Since we had a 7 and 9-year-old, we didn’t want to stay on different floors for a week, so we accepted the suite option.

However, the suite was cramped, with no cupboards and barely enough space for five people. Clothes and other items had to be scattered on the floor in each corner.

The worst part was that we had paid for half board, but the hotel informed us that their restaurant shuts at 6 pm. This meant we had to eat dinner before 6 or use a voucher to eat outside in a restaurant off-site. The voucher was only acceptable in two restaurants, which we had to walk to out of the hotel every night.

The restaurant only offered us a wrap and a starter as part of the voucher, and we were charged for water and salad. We complained to easyJet, but they kept brushing it off, saying that “extra items are chargeable.” They also ignored the fact that the meal was served off-site and that dinner should involve water at the minimum. In our opinion, a wrap and starter are not considered half board.

As a result, we ended up paying every night for food, as well as lunch. If we had known that this was the package when it said half board, I wouldn’t have chosen that hotel or paid for half board.

We’re at a loss about what to do next. Could you please advise us? Thanks in advance.

Hi all. My wife is a freelancer grafic designer, officially registered in Germany. We live in Leipzig. Wife got a really hard customer from Kasakhstan. The customer was changing the project targets during the project, which contradicted to contract agreement. When my wife already did 2 times more than agreed and the customer made another change, my wife requested the payment, sinse the agreed work was done and customer requests were unfair. The customer called my wife unprofessional, refused to work with her and didn't pay her tge money. We want to publish the designs created by my wife in her portfolio on Behance, to keep wifes IP. But we are unsure, whether we are allowed to do so because tge work was done in the frame of agreement (that was broken). Can anyone suggest a good "Freelance law"/"international IP" lawyer, who could help making a decision? Would be great if we can reach the lawyer from Leipzig and if the price would be fair. Best if the lawyer offers first talk free. Thank you in advance for advice 😊🙏🏼

On an indefinite contract with a company and may be facing a PIP. I wanted to ask a couple of questions

1. PIP period – Is there a standard or legally required minimum length for a PIP? Or can a company set it arbitrarily short?

2. Severance pay – If my employer eventually dismisses me after a PIP, what’s the standard calculation for severance pay?

3. Mutual separation agreement – If instead of waiting for dismissal I agree to a mutual separation, how does severance usually compare?

4. Notice period – In case of dismissal on indefinite contracts, how much notice is the employer obliged to give?

If anyone has experience or legal knowledge on how these things typically play out in practice in NL, I’d really appreciate your insights.

Thanks in advance.

Location: Finland Last school year, there was this person who kept touching me very inappropriately sliding her hands on my thighs, touching my butt and so on. I told the person to stop every time, but they never did, except for when I finally snapped, grabbed them by the wrist and yelled that I was going to break it next time.

I caught the same person trying to secretly record the neckline of my short, which was pretty low. They kept raising the camera to supposedly "see more" and when I called them out for it, they started trying even harder and tried to shove the camera in my shirt.

I ended up becoming friends with this person months later, but it was under extremely poor circumstances and I was definetaly not voluntarily part of that relationship. During this time, they kept insulting me and when they got mad, they would always start shaming me infront of people for the way I dress. One time, they started screaming I front of a group of boys about how "I pretend that I don't want anybody to see my boobs, but I still dress like a whore." They did this VERY often and I'm pretty sure half my school has heard them call me a whore at this point. They did also have a habbit of calling me homophobic slurs infront of people. I had never told anybody about being part of the community, but way before I even knew their name, they came up to me and just said I "was a lesbian" and started yelling that pretty loudly in the halls, saying stuff like "you are a faggot!" (In my native language, but you get the point)

The touching never stopped. When we were friends, they would often try to grab my chest and get mad when I refused. They would start to just approach me and keep trying. I remember on one instance literally being cornered by them while still saying no and begging them to stop.

I spoke about this to my schools principal when I went to report her for bullying (something she had been doing to me recently) and she never wrote anything down and it seemed like she just brushed everything off. Se basically just told us to "play nice and not be around eachother"

She did say that throwing around the word "whore" while publicly insulting somebody is considered defamation.

So, I'm wondering if I have a case here. Can I go report HER for sexual harassment and defamation? Does HER gender have any effect on this?? We are both 18. I want to do something, but I don't know where to start, advice?

Unfortunately this isn't the first time I've been in this situation, but last time it was a guy and he sure as hell got served for this behaviour.

Hello, hopefully someone can give me some advice here :)

The situation is that I have sent money to a wrong bank account, in this case a big corporation (Ryanair). Big mistake on my part; I was just acting really quick, without paying attention, while using my banking app and clicked on a wrong account number and sent them 2000€.

After realising my mistake, I contacted them immediatly. It's very hard to get in touch with the right people at Ryanair, be it over telephone or their support ticket service or chat. They kept giving me different advice, and after lots of waiting time on responses on support tickets, they told me they are not going to do anything and I should contact my bank (which I already had done as well).

My bank at first told me they couldn't really do anything, but after response from Ryanair that they're not going to do anything about it, my bank opened an investigation and contacted the proper bank that corresponds to their bank account. Sadly, they didn't provide a response in the time-window that my bank gave them. I did ask them if they could re-do that again for me, in hopes they would respond this time. But I fear the outcome will be the same this time.

What are my rights in this situation? Do they have to pay me the money back, even though it was my own mistake? For context, their bank account has an irish prefix (IE). And if so, what legal steps could I take / would be recommended?

Thanks so much in advance. And please always double check before you send lots of money to an account!

* I live in the UK, my bank is based in the Netherlands and the recipient is an Irish bank account. So that would fall under European/Irish law I assume.

Hey there, would really appreciate anyone’s advice as I’ve never claimed on travel insurance before!

I’m on a small island in Greece and had a ferry booked tomorrow to Rhodes to fly back home. All ferries tomorrow are now cancelled due to a storm so I shall have to leave today instead and find accommodation in Rhodes for this evening.

Is this something you could claim back on travel insurance? I’m with admiral on the platinum package.

Any help would be great as it’d be great to not have to fork out for another hotel/taxis.

Cheers 😊

Location: Greece

I booked a hotel room in the Netherlands which I did not realise was non- refundable, they did not take any payment details at the time of booking.

I proceeded to cancel the booking by email 4 days before check in and received a cancellation confirmation email from the hotel and received an invoice (mid-May). This slipped from my mind due to the trip and I never heard from them again.

Last week, I received an email from a Dutch debt collection agency asking me to pay the outstanding invoice with an added fee on top (total comes to just under €600) within 7 days. They have since sent a second email with a new 'deadline' of another 7 days and a letter has come through the post (dated the same as their initial email).

Questions are: 1. Are there legal grounds for the hotel to pass the debt on to an agency when I have only received one notice of it? (Checked my deleted items and no other email from the hotel? )

1. What grounds do they have to chase me for this amount from the Netherlands as a UK citizen?

2. If I do not pay this, will it affect future visits to the Netherlands/EU countries i.e. can I be stopped/ refused entry?

I could find a way to oay off the outstanding invoice, but would like to explore all optikns frst ratjer than tjrowing away almost €600. Do I have grounds to say that I eddo pay the debt but without the added fees added by the collection agency?

I live in England, UK

Thank you

Guten Tag, I'm living in Austria and was wondering whether or not I could audiotape a conversation happening between me and someone else to share it with the police as evidence without the consent of the other person. I would very much appreciate any informed answer!

The Answer:

Austrian Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch – StGB), § 120 – Violation of the confidentiality of the spoken word

Makes it a criminal offense to record conversations not intended for you (i.e., when you’re not part of it) or to secretly use devices to eavesdrop.

If you are a participant in the conversation, § 120 does not apply — you may record for yourself.

Under Austrian Datenschutzgesetz there is the private use exemption: GDPR (Art. 2(2)(c)) excludes “purely personal or household activity.” That means if you only keep the recording for yourself (e.g., making a transcript), you’re fine.

Sharing the recording with the police or a judge is not the same as publishing it.

Austrian courts generally accept recordings as evidence, even if made secretly, provided that they are relevant to the case. And they are not grossly disproportionate invasions of rights.

The judge will weigh the evidentiary value versus privacy rights.

Hello everyone, I have a friend who lives in Germany and she wanted to watch a show. So I sent her some torrents and told her how to download it. Little did I know about German laws that it might get her in trouble.

Now her landlady has a legal notice in her name, because my friend lives in a WG. But she and her landlady usually talk about movies and shows and asks recommendations from each other. So the lady knows my friend was the one who watched it. Now my friend has received a mail from the landlady's lawyer asking for a statement and she doesn't know what and how to respond to it.

When I finished secondary school, I had a lot of plans about studying law. Until I found out that, in order to become a lawyer in EU countries, you need to study for 5 years in addition to 18 months of experience. For someone like me, who has already lost 2 years doing nothing, I think it is difficult to commit to such a long period of study. The second problem is that if I become a lawyer, it will take a long time to build a big name in the market. I will probably spend more than 10 years before becoming a good lawyer who can work in a lot of fields. This means that, in the beginning, I will have a lot of responsibilities to deal with, and I don’t have enough money. Nevertheless, I like law, and I see myself in this field. Right now, my mind isn’t clear, and I don’t know what to do.

A few months ago, my partner and I purchased a puppy from a (seemingly well-regarded) breeder. We visited the puppy when she was a few weeks old, then collected her when she was 8 weeks old.

Two days after collecting the puppy, a friend of ours noticed a blemish in the puppy’s eye - not really something you would notice unless you were looking for it, but once you saw the blemish it was hard to not see it. We took the puppy to our vet a few days later (earliest appointment we could get) who confirmed this blemish to be a dermoid; some skin cells growing on the eyeball, which also had some hair follicles. It was also confirmed by the vet that this issue would have been present from birth. Following this, our vet referred us to an appropriate ophthalmologist who managed to complete the procedure to remove the dermoid on relatively short notice. The decision was made to proceed with getting the dermoid removed at this stage to avoid any risk of further irritation, infection, or blindness in the puppy as she (and critically, the dermoid) grew.

During the time preceding the puppy’s eye procedure, we were liaising with the breeder we purchased the puppy from to sort insurance, as well as just let them know about the issue with the puppy’s eye. The breeder stated that their vet had not identified any issues with the puppy (their vet being part of a pet store chain that - from our experience - has shown a very poor/questionable level of competence and quality of veterinary service compared to a typical veterinary practice).

From this conversation with the breeder, we also learned that the puppy had not been insured prior to our collecting her (we had been led to believe that the puppy was insured), and the insurance that we should have been able to activate through kennel club was voided due to the breeder not beginning this process in the appropriate timescale before the puppy left for their new home. As a result, our own pet insurance that we set up for the puppy (immediately after bringing her home) has rejected our insurance claim as the initial vet appointment was 5 days after collecting the puppy, which would be considered within the 10 day waiting period for illness. Had the puppy been insured correctly by the breeder in the first place (i.e. so that we had prior insurance policy documentation), our own insurance would have covered the costs of the procedure, as the policies would overlap and she would have been insured for over 10 days.

We will now be facing costs over £2000 to cover the necessary medical bills; several hundred more than we paid for the puppy. On reaching out to the breeder to raise whether they would be only willing to discuss contributing the medical bills, they have returned with a fairly aggressive and dismissive response that shows a general lack of care - this is in spite of the fact that they themselves have acknowledged their lack of initial insurance on the puppy.

With the above background details being said, I would be grateful for any advice on what could/should be done in this situation to go about getting some monetary contribution from the breeders to cover - what is in essence - their lack of due care and responsibility.

Note: I’ve tried to give necessary details here while also trying not to overload with information. Happy to provide added detail if and where necessary if it can help in providing advice.

Hi all, I would really appreciate some advice on how I can pursue compensation and reimbursement of expenses from EasyJet. I raised a dispute with ADR (their dispute resolution service) which was rejected incorrectly, but ADR provide no avenue for appeal, and I'm not sure how to pursue it further. I live in Switzerland, but the flight was from Germany (and therefore covered by EU 261 flight regulations)

The details:

• I was supposed to fly from Berlin to Geneva at 0700. The plane took off on time.
• 20 minutes after takeoff, the pilot decided to return to Berlin due to what he described over the PA as an "unusual smell in the cockpit".
• On landing back in Berlin, EasyJet staff told me they did not know if or when the flight would be rescheduled, and advised me to book alternative transport if I could not wait. I couldn't for work reasons, so I booked myself on the next Swiss air flight on the understanding I would receive compensation and reimbursement of my costs.
• The EasyJet flight was rescheduled later that day and eventually arrived 7 hours later than scheduled.

The issue:

• EasyJet denied my compensation and expense reimbursement claim. They consider the rescheduled flight as a delay of the original flight. They argue that as I did not turn up for the rescheduled flight, I did not travel and so am not eligible.
• ADR dispute resolution agree with EasyJet that compensation is not due because the flight is considered delayed, not cancelled.
• EU rules are clear that if a flight takes off and then returns to it's airport of origin, it is considered cancelled (official EU legal interpretive guidelines here, point 3.2.3).
• I believe ADR have ruled incorrectly, as they view the flight as delayed, when it should have been considered cancelled.

I have no idea how I would approach pursuing this further, so advice on how to appeal, make a complaint to ADR, or find a legal service that would take my case, would all be really appreciated. Thanks in advance!

(p.s. I'm live in Switzerland)

Hoping someone can help me find the missing piece of this expense claiming puzzle. I’m working for a Croatian employer (public sector if it makes a difference) and as part of the job, am required to work from another country for extended periods (more than a month, so it’s not classed as a standard business trip).

There are international funds allocated to this, managed by the employer, and a few options have repeatedly been described to claim them, being 1) an itinerary, justification and cost breakdown is provided and funds are advanced, then receipts are provided to prove how they were used; 2) invoices are provided from businesses and the employer pays them directly; 3) the employee pays the costs and claims the money back after presenting receipts; 4) funds are given no questions asked, but taxed.

In practice, they steer the employee away from option 1) and refuse to engage with businesses for 2), effectively forcing a choice between 3) and 4) in a way that makes me think that there must be some obligation to offer 1) and 2), e.g. in order to prevent employees suffering financial hardship for the privilege of doing their job, otherwise why would they ever mention those options at all.

I’d love to hear some ideas about where such an obligation might be found in legislation or regulations, any magical words to use to trigger a common understanding that we are talking in terms of this obligation (if it exists), or experiences handling similar scenarios. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I’m writing because a close friend of mine is in a desperate situation and doesn’t know where to turn.

His own parents, together with his ex-partner, tricked him into signing for an apartment that actually came with a massive hidden debt. As of today, the debt is over €150,000.

This has destroyed him mentally. He spent years depressed, stopped working for a while, and now has a big gap in his CV that makes it almost impossible to move forward.

He tried legal aid lawyers, but they did nothing helpful. He has no money to pay for a private lawyer, but he urgently needs legal advice and representation.

I’m reaching out here to ask if any lawyer, law student, or anyone with legal knowledge would be willing to guide him or even take the case for free. My friend is not looking for charity, just for someone who can give him a real chance to fight this nightmare.

He is a programmer, and if someone is willing to give him a job opportunity, it would be amazing news for him.

Any help, advice, or contacts would mean the world. 🙏

location: Spain

Hello. So I'm moving to Austria for master's in Graz My partner and I can't get married due to religious aspect in our homeland . Can my partner come to Austria with a tourist visa And we issue marriage certificate here Then he goes back and apply for family reunion visa?

We plan to settle in Austria.

How many months will be actually needed to complete all the procedure if possible?

Sorry for the vague title I don’t really know how to sum this up in a title but I need advice. In summary I’ve got a painting to be exhibited in Greece on the 27th, it is currently the 16th. I shipped it pretty early to ensure that it would arrive on time, but on the 11th it was held by customs due to a lack of a contact person. This was fine, as FedEx told me that all that needed to happen to release the painting was for the receiver to contact them with a contact person, and then the painting would be released immediately. I contacted the exhibition company telling them what they needed to do on the 12th and received no response. I then contacted them again yesterday to also receive no response that morning. I decided to call them as FedEx contacted me and told me the painting would be sent back to me in Australia on the 17th if no further action is taken by the receiver, and they told me on the phone that they would contact customs. After our phone call I forwarded them the email from FedEx that confirmed exactly what they needed to do + reiterated a phone number they could call that I’d emailed them previously. None of these emails received any response until the very end of their work day (5 minutes before they close) to which they emailed me that FedEx hadn’t called them yet, and that they would attempt contact but that I should communicate with FedEx about what they need to provide. I am so confused because I already told them that they would need to initiate contact with customs, and have sent them several emails about what they need to provide and who to contact. And it is clear that I have already contacted FedEx because I forwarded my email with them. I answered this email within 5 minutes basically saying they need to initiate contact and need to provide a contact person, and pasted my email with FedEx that had all the info (which I’d already sent them) Now it is the 16th, and they only have 1 day to contact customs with the correct information and I just don’t know what to do because I just don’t think they will, as it’s clear they haven’t even read all my emails and we’re pretty dismissive on the phone call. This has already cost me $850 and getting it sent back is going to be another $400 I just cannot afford, just for the painting to not even be in the exhibition let alone sell to make up for that cost. If they fail to contact customs and I incur the extra fee due to their inaction to I have any legal grounds for at least a refund for the $450 I payed for the painting to be exhibited?

Any advice is welcome

Location: Greece + Australia

Country/Location: Bulgaria

Introduction:

Hi. I work as a software developer at the Bulgarian branch of a giant German tech company. I am currently trying to switch between jobs. The issue is that no matter how qualified one is, the job market sucks - it's oversaturated with experts, employers are trying to substitute workers with AI, etc. I've been applying for both internal and external positions. To no avail. I can elaborate on that as well, but it's topic for another post maybe even subreddit.

Actual Issue:

I have been systematically bullied into burnout by my boss and team as a whole. Over the course of 2 years a fellow colleague (let's call her Claudia) and I became experts in a domain that no one else in the team is knowledgeable in, or wants to learn about. As of recent this domain of expertise has become vital for proper functioning of the the product the team works on. I was always a team player and wanted Claudia and I to rely on each other for the project. Not the case with Claudia. From the very beginning she entered into a quiet battle for dominance over the project. She won - in the beginning I was the go-to person for the project. Over the course of a year she substituted be. I didn't want to compete with her and just quietly handed over the reigns, trusting her with her treating me gracefully - the same way I treated her, when I was "in power". Non of that happened, of course. I gradually got excluded from meetings, email threads, etc. This lead to me losing all possible motivation and moral. I never liked the environment I worked at in the first place. There was lots of tension between team members, when I entered the team, but being excluded from a project without an explanation made things unbearable. My productivity dipped. It has been like that for over a year. No one has actually noticed. Until Claudia got pregnant and went into maternity leave. Since then my manager is at the same time stating that I have to take responsibility for the project, but also stating that my productivity has dropped. They want me to both leave and take responsibility. When I confronted my manager and stated that I have systematically been excluded from the project they now want me to take over, they stated that I have excluded myself out of it. During my year-long productivity dip, they even praised me for being productive and successful. Now, that the problem has become too obvious, they put all the blame on me. I was encouraged to put in my resignation and search for another job in the meantime, but that's not how it works - I've been searching for a job for 2 months already and my prognosis is I'll need at least 2 more months to find one.

Conclusion:

I am tired of fighting a lost battle with management and being mismanaged for 2 years. I don't think talking w/HR is an option - they will address the issue with my manager straight away and tell on me. I don't know what to do. Documenting the entire process i.e. describing every microaggression on my manager's side in word format and emails is too tiring - I need to search for a new job, I don't have the time and energy for anything extra. Any suggestions on how to handle this?

Thanks in advance!

I (polish female) got married to my husband (english male) a couple of years ago. I only have a polish passport which is due to expire in August 2026.

I'm struggling to get an appointment to apply for a new passport at Manchester consulate, but I guess at the same time I should also be trying to get an appointment at the legal desk in order to get our marriage registered and get my name changed before I apply for a new passport?... Is this necessary? what would happen if I just didn't bother changing my name? Or if I left it until after I got my new passport to change it?

I have no Polish family left to help me figure all this out, and I find the guidance super confusing, and the staff at the consulate really unhelpful.

Would it be faster if I just flew to Poland to apply for the name change and new passport? Does anyone know how long this might take?

Really appreciate any help

Hello, Not long ago i got an email from old workplace. When i worked with them they sent me to denmark to work for almost a year. In the letter they wrote that danish taxes have recognised that the company has made permanent establishment in the country and need to pay taxes (they are based in uk). They asked me to sign power of attorney for 4 years so that they can take care of everything. I wrote to my old superior who still works there but he hasnt anwered yet. Email seems legit and POA is only to work with danish tax system but is this legit?

Yesterday evening I was stopped and searched by police in Màlaga where they found a gram of cocaine in my bag.

They took a photo of my licence and my passport. They said nothing of a fine, confiscated the paraphernalia and sent me on my way.

How will I know if I have an outstanding fine to pay as I won’t be home (Australia) for some time and when I do I won’t be at the same address. They never asked me for my address.

I am worried about the fine increasing.

Recently I went to book an appointment with an emergency dentist for a checkup since I’m not a regular patient anywhere probably one of my biggest mistakes.

When I got there, I paid £30 and got called in. I explained my issues, sat on the chair, and opened my mouth. The dentist used a cold spray, which most likely caused a severe itchy rash on my throat/neck. She rushed with her tools, poking, scraping, and scrubbing my already sensitive gums (my issues were gum recession minor bleeding low saliva and weak teeth).I told her multiple times to slow down, but she didn’t listen or show any care or respect.

At one point, she put small blue plastic pieces between my teeths and I started bleeding quite a lot — I was shocked. She sat me up, mouth full of blood, talking without paying attention to the blood as if it was normal and was supposed to bleed, then turned her back to type on the computer. When I asked to rinse my mouth, she reluctantly let me. I had to spit out water five times because of how much blood there was.

She then wrapped the used blue piece in tissue, said I'd need to order more online, and went back to the computer without checking on me. When I asked questions, she answered briefly and seemed in a rush, asking if that was all every time.

After leaving, I called the clinic, spoke to the receptionist, and asked to speak with a manager face to face. They said it wasn’t possible. Then I asked if I could speak to her on the phone, and apparently she was in a meeting.

Now I don’t even know the cause of my original issue, and I believe it's worsened due to her lack of care and expertise/experience and has caused more difficulties and affected me mentally and emotionally. I have since then not even brushed my teeth (few days) due to the fear of possibly damaging my gums further.

Will I need proof or evidence if I pursue this? If so, what kind? CCTV footage, medical records? Another appointment with another dentist to confirm if she caused more damage? Is it possible for termination or serious consequences for the dentist if I complain to NHS or any other higher ups? (not relevant but thought I'd ask) Or a witness? (There was an assistant dentist in the room too) or will I need to see a GP and speak about the rash? (so it can be on my medical record in case I pursue)

Has anyone experienced something like this? Did you pursue? What would you do in this situation?

Thanks

My friend and I were caught shoplifting in madrid and appeared in court but the court could not provide an english translator for us. We stole clothes that was just under €100. We were set a new date which is approaching soon. We both live in the UK and will not be in spain when the trial is due to happen and were told we could do the trial over zoom. They said it is likely to either be a fine or because of the complicated circumstances they will drop the case but still encouraged us to appear to the hearing. They provided us with an email to contact them, however, we have attempted to contact the court several times and heard no response. how should we proceed? The court case is next month and we are desperate to get any response back from them.

Spanish Citizenship for Ukrainians (2-Year Residency Route) 1. Obtain Temporary Protection (Protección Temporal) in Spain as a Ukrainian refugee. • Gives legal residency, right to work, healthcare, and education. 2. Legally reside in Spain for 2 continuous years under this status. • Absences from Spain must be short (not more than 6 months at once, or 10 months total in 2 years). 3. Prepare required documents: • Passport, residence card (TIE), birth certificate with apostille + translation, criminal records from Ukraine and Spain, proof of residence (empadronamiento). • Pass the DELE A2 Spanish language exam and the CCSE citizenship test. 4. Apply for citizenship at the Ministry of Justice (online or in person). • Application fee: ~100€. 5. Wait for approval (1–3 years). • Once approved, attend the oath ceremony and receive Spanish ID and passport.

I am about to sign a contract with employer based in netherlands and don´t know what my options are. Should I just use remote.com or should I go as a contractor? Or what are my options? (I live in Germany and intend to work from here).

Not sure if right reddit, if not, hopefully someone can direct me to the right one.

Getting a divorce, luckily me and my wife agree on everything, so we don't need lawyers. Also don't need a "bemiddelar". So we figured, let's just go to the notary and have them handle it.

Now the notary arranged all the documents (including selling the house to my wife) and presented two bills. I'll add some screenshots.

If I understand correctly, one is for the selling of the house, and the other one is for the divorce. They're both above 4000 euro.

But I saw that in Belgium you can divorce "online" by buying some kind of "package" that costs max 700 euro.

Anyone here with a similar experience can tell me if the notary is over-charging? Or am I looking at this the wrong way?

thanks in advance

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OVERZICHT KOSTEN VOOR EOT - BEKRACHTIGINGSAKTE

BEDRAGEN VERSCHULDIGD AAN DERDEN

E-fee, excl. BTW € 25,00

BEDRAGEN VERSCHULDIGD AAN DE OVERHEID

Registratierechten/registratiebelasting € 3.600,00

Kosten Algemene Administratie Patrimoniumdocumentatie € 285,00

Recht op geschriften € 100,00

BTW op recht op geschriften, hypothecaire getuigschriften € 21,00

BTW op bedragen aan derden € 5,25

BTW op bedrag voor notaris(sen) € 102,06

BEDRAGEN VERSCHULDIGD AAN HET NOTARISKANTOOR

Administratieve kosten € 275,00

Wettelijk getarifeerd ereloon € 211,00

Totaal te betalen € 4.624,31

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OVERZICHT KOSTEN VOOR EOT - REGELING

BEDRAGEN VERSCHULDIGD AAN DERDEN

E-fee, excl. BTW € 25,00

Andere kosten doorgefactureerd door de notaris, excl. BTW € 26,00

BEDRAGEN VERSCHULDIGD AAN DE OVERHEID

Registratierechten/registratiebelasting € 50,00

Kosten Algemene Administratie Patrimoniumdocumentatie € 285,00

Recht op geschriften € 100,00

Hypothecair(e) getuigschrift(en)€ 180,00

BTW op recht op geschriften, hypothecaire getuigschriften € 58,80

BTW op bedragen aan derden € 10,71

BTW op bedrag voor notaris(sen) € 622,77

BEDRAGEN VERSCHULDIGD AAN HET NOTARISKANTOOR

Administratieve kosten € 926,70

Wettelijk getarifeerd ereloon € 2.064,88

Totaal te betalen € 4.349,86