Family Law: What You Need to Know About Divorce, Alimony and Children's Rights

21.06.2025 | 4271 views
Family Law: What You Need to Know About Divorce, Alimony and Children's Rights

What is Family Law?

Family law is the branch of law that regulates marriage, divorce, alimony, custody, children's rights and family relations. This field protects the rights of family members and guides the resolution of family disputes.

Divorce Processes

Divorce is the process of legal termination of marriage. Grounds for divorce in the Turkish legal system:

  • Mutual consent divorce
  • Contested divorce
  • One spouse committing a serious crime
  • Adultery
  • Attempt on life or very bad treatment
  • Abandonment
  • Mental illness
  • Fundamental breakdown of marriage

Alimony Calculations

One of the important issues in the divorce process is alimony calculation:

Temporary Alimony

  • Alimony paid during the lawsuit
  • For the livelihood of spouse and children
  • Determined according to income status

Poverty Alimony

  • Paid to the spouse in economic difficulty after divorce
  • Can be permanent or temporary
  • Standard of living is taken into consideration

Children's Rights and Custody

Children's rights are the top priority in the divorce process:

  • Who will be granted custody
  • Right to establish personal relationship with the child
  • Child support
  • Child's educational and health needs

Property Regime and Asset Division

Division of assets acquired during marriage in divorce:

  • Separation of property regime
  • Participation in acquired assets regime
  • Community property regime
  • Surplus value calculation

Adoption Processes

Adoption is a legal process that childless families or people who want to have children can apply to:

  • Adoption conditions
  • Application processes
  • Review and evaluation
  • Court decision

Our Legal Consultancy Services

As Cebeci Law Firm, our services in family law:

  • Divorce case follow-up
  • Alimony calculation and follow-up
  • Custody and children's rights consultancy
  • Representation in asset division processes
  • Legal support in adoption processes
  • Protection in domestic violence cases

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