Request to Merge Related Files

File Reference No: … / …
… TO THE FAMILY COURT
(Province)

APPLICANT FOR MERGING:
Name and Surname – Turkish Republic Identity Number: …
Address: …

OTHER PARTY:
Name, Surname,
Address: …

SUBJECT OF THE CASE:
This is a request to consolidate files due to a connection between divorce cases and cases concerning claims for interim/alimony/child support.

EXPLANATIONS:

The divorce case filed due to the fundamental breakdown of the family unit between the parties is pending before your Court under case number …/….

While this case is ongoing, one of the parties (name of the opposing party) has filed a separate alimony case based on the same events and marital relationship, and this case is being heard in your Court under file number …/….

Both cases are between the same parties; since their basis, legal grounds, and claims are based on common events, a legal and factual connection .

In order to ensure that the facts alleged in both cases, the evidence to be presented, and the witnesses to be heard are the same, and to prevent the decisions from contradicting each other, it is necessary to merge the files for the sake of judicial economy and procedural gains.

EVIDENCE:

• ... Family Court, case number .../..

• ... Family Court, case number .../..

• Population registration records

• Witness accounts

• Other legal evidence

LEGAL GROUNDS:

Code of Civil Procedure, Article 166 and other relevant legislation

CONCLUSION AND REQUEST:

For the reasons stated and explained above, I respectfully request and demand
that, given the factual and legal connection between your court's case file numbered …/… and the alimony case file numbered …/… also being heard in your court, both files be merged and the proceedings under the case file number of the first opened case , and that the other case file number be cancelled.

… / … / … Name and Surname of the Person Requesting the Merger Signature

                                                           YAĞMUR YORULMAZ, LAW FACULTY STUDENT