Child Support Increase Application

TO THE ISTANBUL (…) FAMILY COURT

PLAINTIFF: … Mother (acting as guardian)

Name and Surname-(Turkish Republic Identity Number: …)-Address

REPRESENTATIVE:

DEFENDANT: Name and Surname - Address

SUBJECT OF THE CASE: Increase in child support payments

EXPLANATIONS:

1- The defendant and my client, the plaintiff, were divorced by the Family Court of …/…/… with case number …/… and decision number …/… dated …/…/…. The custody of their joint children was granted to my client, ….. Furthermore, the defendant was ordered to pay … Turkish Lira in child support for the children whose custody is with my client.

2- Three years have passed, and the children of my client and the defendant have grown up and their needs have increased accordingly. The child, ….., will start kindergarten next year. Taking into account the time that has passed, we have found it necessary to request that the child support payment of … Turkish Lira be increased to … Turkish Lira as of the date of this lawsuit.

EVIDENCE: 1- Decision of the … Family Court dated …/…/…, case number …/…, decision number …/…, 2- Witness testimony, 3- Population registry record and other legal evidence.

WITNESSES:

1- Name and Surname (Turkish Republic Identity Number: …) - Address

2- Name and Surname (Turkish Republic Identity Number: …) - Address

LEGAL GROUNDS: Turkish Civil Code Article 182 and related legislation.

CONCLUSION AND REQUEST: As briefly explained above, I respectfully request and demand, on behalf of my client, that the court accept the case and order the payment of monthly child support of … Turkish Lira as of the date of the lawsuit, increasing it by … Turkish Lira to … Turkish Lira as of the date of the lawsuit; that the child support amount be increased in future years according to the producer price index determined by the Turkish Statistical Institute; and that the court costs be borne by the defendant. …/…/…

Plaintiff's Attorney
Name and Surname
Signature