Carolyn Vanthienen

Carolyn has been an attorney since April 2014 and has worked at Tiberghien since May 2017.

She obtained her masters in law from the Catholic University in Leuven in 2013. She also obtained an additional advanced Masters in public notary Law in 2019.

She specializes in family law and family property law with a strong focus on international law.

As a member of the Family Litigation Team at Tiberghien, she advises and assists you in negotiations and litigation before Belgian courts, particularly in the areas of probate and succession law, divorce, and property division of assets after divorce and after death. Carolyn also advises on adoption and filiation.

Carolyn acquired significant expertise in international family law cases, particularly in the areas of succession and divorce. She regularly joins the Conference on European Family Law and Conference of European Succession law organized by the Academy of European Law (ERA). She’s also a member of the International Association of Young lawyers (AIJA) and is a contributor to the Chambers Global Practice Guide on Family Law.

Carolyn is also a published author on (international) family law.

Carolyn speaks Dutch, English and French.