Assistance with bailiffs and legal questions

Questioner

I have a question about my stepson, I received a letter from a bailiff because my stepson has not paid his dentist bill after several reminders. The bailiff is now threatening to take away his things. I'm not very concerned about that, neither is my wife, but my wife and I are afraid that they will seize our things, so my question is, can that just happen? And do you perhaps know where my wife and I can go for information because he ignores everything, one bailiff after another is at our door, making me despondent. He also has to spend 28 days in prison in Leleystad on September 5 so that we can do something about it. Hoping you have an answer for us on this.

Lawyer

How annoying! If the stepson lives at your address, there is a chance that the bailiff can also seize your belongings. You would be wise to keep receipts, deeds, etc. ready to prove the contrary that the belongings are really yours. To avoid such problems in the future, you can consider deregistering him from your address or requesting a postal address for him. Your municipality can inform you about this.