Archive for Family Law

Filing a divorce lawsuit in Turkey requires more than simply expressing the will to dissolve a marriage before a Family Court. Turkish procedural law imposes specific requirements on the form and content of the petition, the documents that must accompany...

Adoption in Turkey is a legally complex institution that simultaneously serves the welfare of children in need of a family environment and the legitimate expectations of individuals or couples who wish to raise a child as their own. The process...

Financial transparency is one of the most contested aspects of divorce litigation in Turkey. The dissolution of a marriage triggers a process of matrimonial property liquidation in which the actual economic position of each spouse must be established with precision....

When a marriage ends in Turkey, one of the most consequential legal questions is determining which assets are subject to division between the spouses and which belong exclusively to one party. The answer depends primarily on the applicable matrimonial property...

The concept of joint custody has become an increasingly prominent issue in Turkish family law over the past decade, driven by shifting social expectations, evolving judicial interpretations, and the influence of international human rights instruments ratified by Turkey. Unlike sole...

When a marriage ends in Turkey, the legal consequences for any children born of that marriage become one of the most significant and carefully regulated aspects of the entire proceeding. Turkish family law treats the custody of minor children as...

Divorce dissolves the legal ties that bind two spouses, but its administrative and personal consequences continue to shape the lives of both parties long after the final judgment. One of the most practically significant of these consequences concerns the surname...

The legal establishment of the parent-child relationship is one of the most consequential determinations in Turkish family law. It gives rise to rights and obligations that span the entirety of a child’s life, encompassing inheritance, child support, surname, and the...

For Turkish citizens living abroad, the question of how to dissolve a marriage that was registered in Turkey is among the most frequently misunderstood areas of family law. A widespread misconception holds that Turkish consulates and embassies can conduct or...

Turkish civil law establishes a comprehensive system for the protection of individuals who are unable to manage their own personal and financial affairs. This system, known as vesayet in Turkish, operates as a public law institution governed by the Turkish...