Family, Inheritance and Law of Persons: Articles

A mother's or father's residence abroad does not remove the obligation to pay child maintenance.

A parent’s living abroad does not, by itself, prevent an increase in the maintenance paid for a child.

Living abroad or having a foreign spouse does not, on its own, prevent a divorce action from being brought in Türkiye.

Contact schedules for a parent living in another country, video communication, enforcement of the decision and cross-border applications. The differences between a return claim and a personal contact claim.

Having divorced abroad does not automatically extinguish property division rights in Türkiye.

The differences between recognition, enforcement and handover of the child in foreign custody judgments; conventions, documents and the court process.

A guide to how WhatsApp, e-mail and other electronic records are assessed in civil actions. It covers lawfulness, attribution, initial evidence and submission to the court.

Obtaining a certificate of inheritance, objecting to a notarial certificate and annulling a court certificate; examples of inheritance shares and 12 Court of Cassation rulings.

A parent who holds sole custody may, as a rule, make decisions on the child's care, education and place of residence.

Title cancellation and re-registration for abuse of a power of attorney: evidence under Court of Cassation rulings, time limits, heirs' right to sue, interim measures and damages.

Distinguishing annulment from abatement of a will, the one-year learning period, evidence, and the division of the estate after a decision.

Return conditions, application routes, time limits and the key distinctions on custody where a child is taken to or retained in another country.

When do gifts and wills impair the reserved portion? The estate calculation, two numerical examples, time limits and the value of real estate, explained through acceptance and rejection decisions.

A guide to the right to support, independent of inheritance, in fatal traffic accidents; the claims of family members, the calculation and insurance process, explained through five Court of Cassation decisions.

Decedent simulation and transfers that move property away from heirs: title cancellation under Court of Cassation rulings, evidence of sale and care, abatement, time limits and the position of later buyers.

Form, descendants, payment, time limits for annulment and return linked to abatement in a waiver contract; the reasoning and outcomes of ten Court of Cassation decisions.

How does a house, money or a company share given during the testator's lifetime affect the inheritance? Return and offsetting, two worked calculations, time limits and actual Court of Cassation decisions.

The differences between a genuine disclaimer and a judicial disclaimer, explained through time limits, representation, the estate account and enforcement proceedings, with Court of Cassation decisions on acceptance and disclaimer examined together.

The right action for recovering estate assets, one-, ten- and twenty-year time limits, the parties and proof, reviewed through ten Court of Cassation decisions.

A legal guide to the management of an estate in co-heirship, the appointment of an estate representative, debts, compensation for unjust occupation, mediation and the division of the inheritance.