Property
Legal context
Start an asset and debt inventory with the registered owner, acquisition date, funding source and current liability. Distinguish ownership of an overseas object from a personal claim between spouses. A divorce does not necessarily resolve every property claim. Discuss the appropriate forum and realistic enforcement route before treating a Turkish order as authority to change a foreign land register.
Children and finances are separate workstreams, not automatic by-products of divorce.
Turkish courts assess custody and contact through the child’s interests and the facts of the case. A passport does not decide custody. Habitual residence, daily care, schooling, health, safety and each parent’s relationship with the child may matter. A cross-border removal or retention can also raise a separate Hague Convention return issue.
There is no universal fixed percentage for maintenance in Turkish law. The type of support, needs, resources, living conditions and evidence are assessed. Matrimonial property is mapped by regime, acquisition date, funding source, title and debt; Turkish and foreign assets may need different proceedings or enforcement measures.
Prepare for a consultation
List assets and debts with acquisition dates, title records and sources of financing.
- List assets and debts by country and acquisition date.
- Separate inheritance and gifts from other acquisition sources.
- Identify where the remedy must take effect.