About Valerie Lingg
Valerie is an empathetic lawyer who passionately dedicates herself to personal and family law. She focuses her practice primarily on (international) family law cases, such as realizing unilateral or joint divorces, visitation arrangements, or alimony. Valerie is always open and honest with you and guides you through legal issues in an understanding manner. She provides space for the emotional impact and the complexity of the interests involved.
Together with you, she focuses on a practical and sustainable solution where your individual or joint interests and those of your child come first.
Expertise
Valerie specializes in:
- Family law
Divorce, alimony, division of assets, custody arrangements, and complex relocation cases involving children - Name changes and gender-related legal issues
Including non-binary statuses - Cross-border disputes
Where multiple legal systems converge and international jurisdiction issues play a role
Additionally, Valerie offers second opinions for clients seeking an independent legal assessment. Her fluent command of the English language makes her a trusted advisor for international clients and expats.
Education and work experience
After successfully completing her HBO Law studies at the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Valerie pursued a pre-master’s at the Open University. Subsequently, she successfully completed the master’s in Private Law with a specialization in personal and family law at Utrecht University. During her studies, Valerie followed a minor in Social Work in Vienna. Throughout her education, she has always focused on all aspects of family law and has specialized in international family law, among other areas.
Valerie combined a large part of her studies with work as a specialized legal expert. At the Center for International Child Abduction, she provided clients with advice and support in complex (international) family cases. Additionally, as coordinator of the associated Mediation Bureau, she played a major role in organizing many (cross-border) mediations in international family law and was the point of contact for parents, professionals, and courts. After working as a government legal expert on the Childcare Benefits Scandal, she transitioned to the legal profession where she now works as a lawyer dedicated to her clients.
Register of Jurisdictions
Valerie Lingg has registered the following legal areas in the legal areas register of the Netherlands Bar Association:
- Persons & Family Law
- Private International Law
- Divorces
- Alimony
- Access Arrangements
- Parenting and recognition
Based on this registration, she is required to obtain a minimum of ten training points per registered main area of law each calendar year, as required by the Dutch Bar Association.
