Divorce Proceedings: Articles

How does a divorce abroad affect inheritance in Türkiye? Examine finality and the date of death, Article 27/A registration, recognition and the former spouse’s rights.

The child’s best interests, the competent court, evidence, interim orders and the litigation process in a custody lawsuit. A comprehensive guide with Court of Cassation decisions.

How is interim custody arranged during divorce or while living apart? The request, evidence, personal contact, maintenance and routes of challenge against the decision.

Who is given custody? Learn how age, actual care, income, work schedule and the child’s views are assessed, in light of Court of Cassation decisions favoring both mothers and fathers.

How are custody, personal contact, holidays and child expenses arranged in an uncontested divorce? The judge's review and the limits of the protocol, with Court of Cassation decisions.

Interim maintenance before filing for divorce and during the case; distinguishing Articles 169, 196 and 197 of the Turkish Civil Code and Law No. 6284. Conditions, fault, start date and collection route.

Waiving alimony in an uncontested divorce, the child's right, annual increases and school costs. How the protocol can be changed later, with guidance on applying the 2026 decisions.

Unemployment, retirement, remarriage, income increase and foreign-currency maintenance. The distinctions between reduction, termination and automatic expiry, with recent decisions.

Requirements for interim, poverty, child and support maintenance; calculation, time limits, increases and enforcement routes. With a recent Constitutional Court decision and Court of Cassation examples.

The link between the protocol, the court judgment and the land registry transaction; third parties and mortgages.

How does a spouse's death during a pending divorce case affect inheritance? Review fault findings, the matrimonial property regime, participation claims, evidence and the certificate of inheritance.

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

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

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.

How empathy, professional character and ethics show in a good divorce lawyer. A comprehensive review of custody, maintenance, property division and the child's best interests.

A property division guide explaining personal and acquired property, the calculation of the claim, time limits, evidence and collection in a divorce together.

How a foreign divorce judgment is entered in the population records in Türkiye, in which cases an application is made to the family court, the documents and the effect on financial rights.

The evidentiary value of a secret or unauthorised voice recording in court depends on whether it was made in a suddenly developing incident, whether other evidence was available, proportionality, the absence of staging and the integrity of the recording.