Family Law and Recognition-Enforcement

Family Law and Recognition and Enforcement

Family matters may require a combined assessment of personal relationships, the position of children, financial consequences and the effect of judgments issued in different countries. In cross-border cases, service of process, foreign judgments and documents, and Turkish civil registry records require particular attention.

Scope of Services

Uncontested and contested divorce proceedings

Custody, contact and child-related interim measures

Interim, child and spousal maintenance

Pecuniary and non-pecuniary compensation claims

Liquidation of the matrimonial property regime and participation claims

Paternity, parentage and civil registry disputes

Family home and protective or preventive measures

Recognition or enforcement of foreign divorce and family judgments

Registration of foreign judgments in Turkish civil records

Recognition and Enforcement

Depending on the type of foreign judgment, an administrative registration or court decision may be required for it to have effect in Türkiye. Finality, proper service, apostille or certification, translation and the substance of the decision are reviewed. Recognition concerns the judgment’s res judicata effect, while enforcement permits enforceable orders to be implemented in Türkiye.

In family matters, particular care is given to the best interests of children, the confidentiality of personal data and communication that does not unnecessarily intensify the dispute.

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