Towards a legal framework of multiple parenthood? A case study of Belgium and the Netherlands
A child can have a maximum of two legal parents in Belgium and the Netherlands. This is a challenge for plus-two-parent families in which a child is raised by multiple parental figures. This article gives an overview of the (potential) legal measures taken to better accommodate plus-two-parent families, in respect of the recommendations of the Dutch Government Committee on the Reassessment of Parenthood.