Documents Required for Divorce

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If you decide to divorce, you must apply to the competent court to submit your divorce request. To initiate this process, you will need to bring certain documents with you. Let's examine what documents are required for a divorce.

Documents Required to File for Divorce

1. Petition
2. Identity Card or Passport
3. Power of attorney required if accompanied by a lawyer.
4. Information and Documents Relating to the Divorce Case as Stated in the Petition (These documents will vary depending on the specific case; relevant documents concerning the issues mentioned in the petition must be attached.) To give some examples of these documents:;

1. If Divorce is by Mutual Agreement, then the Mutual Divorce Agreement
2. List of witnesses submitted by the parties
3. List of evidence presented to the court
4. Credit card statements
5. Call records from telephone operators
6. If there is a medical report documenting the assault.
7. Phone messages
8. Police station statement records
9. Social media posts

Contents of a Divorce Petition

According to Article 119 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the following information must be included in the lawsuit petition:.

• a) Name of the court.
• b) The names, surnames, and addresses of the plaintiff and the defendant.
• c) The plaintiff's Turkish Republic identity number.
• c) If applicable, the names, surnames, and addresses of the legal representatives of the parties and the attorney for the plaintiff.
• d) The subject matter of the lawsuit and, in lawsuits relating to property rights, the value of the subject matter of the lawsuit.
• e) Clear summaries, numbered sequentially, of all the facts on which the plaintiff's claim is based.
• f) What evidence will be used to prove each alleged fact.
• g) Legal grounds relied upon.
• g) Clearly a result of demand.
• h) Signature of the plaintiff, or of their legal representative or attorney, if any.

Competent Court in Divorce Cases

In divorce or separation cases, the competent court is the court of the place of residence of one of the spouses or the court of the place where they last resided together for six months prior to the lawsuit.

Turkish Civil Code Article 168

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