Association President Henry Parisius (left) hands out a present to Professor Jan de Boer (right).

November 2011

Last Saturday, November 5th, the Antillean & Aruban Notary Association held an assembly meeting at the Avila Beach Hotel in Curacao.

The well attended meeting was followed by a seminar by Professor Jan de Boer on many amendments and new legislation in the Civil Code that will be introduced in Curacao at the beginning of 2012.

It is anticipated that at a later stage introduction is also to occur on the other islands that formerly constituted The Netherlands Antilles and on Aruba.

Said legislation comprises among others:

• New Succession Law,
• Paternity Declaration by the Court
• Trust; and
• Amendments to Marital Patrimonial Law,

all of which items are of great importance to notaries.

Henry Parisius, President of the notary association:

"We can look back on a very fruitful day and in this context I cannot emphasize enough the significance and the incalculable value of Professor De Boer as the driving force behind the introduction of the New Civil Code on the islands that formerly constituted The Netherlands Antilles and also on Aruba. All these islands owe him a debt for this!"

The goal of the Antillean and Aruban Notary Association is to foster notary services and to look after the interests of notaries on Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius.