Her apartment in Morocco is valued at 120,000 euros: she owes her ex 60,000 euros in the Netherlands
A woman disputed the 60,000 euros claimed by her ex for an apartment in Morocco. But she did not sufficiently demonstrate that she had had another valuation carried out within the allotted time. The Dutch courts therefore apply the stipulated amount: 120,000 euros.
The couple, now divorced, had to divide, among other things, their former family home in the Netherlands, as well as an apartment and its furnishings located in Morocco. Moroccan property can considerably complicate the division of assets after a divorce, particularly when its transfer or valuation depends on procedures to be carried out in Morocco.
In October 2024, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal had established a precise procedure to settle the fate of this apartment. The two former spouses had two months to have its current value, free of any rental or occupancy, determined, as well as that of the furnishings.
The valuation was to be entrusted to a person chosen jointly. Failing an agreement, the expert was to be appointed by a notary in Berkane at the time the apartment was acquired, or by that notary’s successor.
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The court had above all provided for a very specific consequence if the woman failed to cooperate within the two months: the apartment and its furnishings would then be valued at 120,000 euros. As the property was awarded to her, she would have to pay half of that amount to her ex, namely 60,000 euros.
The two months pass, and the 120,000 euros become binding
The deadline expired long ago without another value being sufficiently established. In May 2026, the woman was therefore ordered by default to pay the 60,000 euros. She challenged that judgment.
But the Amsterdam court considers that the 2024 decision was clear. If she wished to have a value below 120,000 euros accepted, it was her responsibility to undertake the necessary steps within the stipulated deadline.
Her arguments concerning the role of the notary in Morocco and what had been discussed during the appeal proceedings do not change this conclusion. The court considers that she did not sufficiently demonstrate having taken the measures required to obtain another valuation, as is apparent from the decision of the Amsterdam court issued on July 23 and published on August 4, 2026.
The court therefore upholds the value of 120,000 euros set for the apartment and its furnishings. The woman must pay 60,000 euros to her ex, with statutory interest until full payment. This debt may in particular be offset against what she is due to receive from the capital gain upon the sale of their former family home in the Netherlands.
She is also ordered to pay 1,782.13 euros in legal costs. The judge thus departs from the practice of having each former spouse bear their own costs, owing to her persistent lack of cooperation in dividing the assets.