Petition for Interim Alimony While Divorce Proceedings Are Ongoing

… TO THE FAMILY COURT
OF ISTANBUL

DEFENDANT : Name and Surname – Address

ATTORNEY : Lawyer's Name and Surname – Address – Telephone Number

PLAINTIFF : Name and Surname – Address

ATTORNEY : Lawyer's Name and Surname – Address – Telephone Number

SUBJECT : Request for interim alimony.

EXPLANATIONS

1. In this divorce case filed against my client, my client and their children have been completely deprived of financial support from the plaintiff. This fact is also confirmed by the supplementary decision of the Honorable Court dated …/…/…. According to the supplementary decision, it has been definitively established that my client and their children live together and that the plaintiff does not provide any financial support.
2. My client and our joint child, ..., are entirely responsible for covering all expenses without any contribution from the plaintiff. My client selflessly undertakes the expenses related to the child's education, health, and basic needs. However, with our joint child, ..., starting school, additional costs have arisen, such as educational expenses, school transportation, books, and stationery, creating a financial burden for my client. The plaintiff must fulfill their alimony obligations, taking these matters into consideration. According to Article 182/2 of the Turkish Civil Code, the plaintiff is obligated to provide the necessary support for the joint child.
3. My client's income from his/her current job is insufficient to meet the basic needs of himself/herself and our child. To avoid financial hardship, my client is forced to take on additional jobs, which disrupts the care and education of our child. Therefore, in order to cover the essential expenses of both our child and my client, a provisional alimony payment is required pursuant to Article 169 of the Turkish Civil Code. Supreme Court rulings also support this view and are consistent with our requests.
4. The plaintiff's failure to contribute in any way to the joint child's school expenses, health costs, and other basic needs negatively impacts the child's development and places a heavy financial and emotional burden on my client. This situation jeopardizes the healthy and balanced growth of the joint child and is contrary to the principle of protecting the child's best interests enshrined in the Turkish Civil Code. Therefore, it has become necessary to urgently order interim alimony to meet the basic needs of both the joint child and my client.

CONCLUSION AND REQUEST: For the reasons stated and explained above, and which your esteemed court will consider ex officio; I respectfully request and demand that a provisional alimony payment of … TL be awarded to my client, the defendant, and … TL to our joint child, …

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Defendant's
Attorney Name and Surname
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