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Valéria Verhaeghe de Naeyer

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Master’s Degree in Law, Catholic University of Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve) magna cum laude, 1991

Master’s Degree in International Law (« Getuigschrift Internationaal Recht »), University of Leiden (the Netherlands), 1992

Associate at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut, The Hague, the Netherlands (Interuniversity Research Center for public international law, private international law, and European law), 1991-1992

Lawyer at the Brussels Bar since 1992 and associate at the law firm « Renchon, Van Dieren, Vermer », renamed in 2003 « Renchon, Van Caster et Associés »

Partner at “Renchon, Van Caster et Associés” since 2000

Certified Specialist in Family and Property Family Law by the Brussels Bar Council

Certified Specialist in Collaborative Family Law

Trained in Family Mediation at the Belgian Bar of French-speaking and German-speaking Lawyers (2000-2001) and additional trainings in Family Mediation

Member of the Commission on Family Law at the Brussels Bar since 2010

Expert in Family matters at the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), 2012-2016

Chairman of the Board of the Uccle Family Planning and Advisory Center, 2004-2016

Teacher of Family Law (2000-2015) and Protection of Personal and Property Rights (2005) - Professional Lawyer's Certification Courses organized by the Brussels Bar Association of French- speaking Lawyers

Member of the Board of Directors of the Day Center (Day Care Center for adults with severe disabilities) at the non-profit association Escalpade and member of Escalpade since 2005

Member of the Board of Directors at the Ste Marie de Bousval School organizing authority since 2019 and chairman of this Board since 2021

Academic activities and publications:
  • “Herroeping van een buitenlandse adoptie naar Belgisch internationaal privaatrecht“, Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht, 1992, Afl. 1, p.1-11
  • Presentation delivered at the ULB Conference on Novembre 19, 1999 on “L’argent pour vivre: vers une réforme de l’obligation alimentaire” (“Money to live on: reform of the maintenance obligation”) of Mr. ROODHOOFT’s thesis on the rational calculation method of maintenance payments
  • Training courses for magistrates in Liège, Mons, Charleroi and Brussels on Mr. ROODHOOFT’s rational calculation method of maintenance payments between (ex-) spouses and on the software based on it (2000-2001)
  • Member since 2012 of the Seminar in Psycho-Sociology and Law held by the Centre de Santé Mentale Chapelle aux Champs (forum and think tank for psychologists, lawyers, magistrates and family mediators on family matters in the broad sense of the term)
Languages:
  • French
  • English
  • case management in Dutch