Destitution alimony indivorcement

Hatice The subject of the thesis is ?Alimony.? The alimony is one of the financial conclusions of divorce in court stipulating that the spouse who has the better financial status, and who has more fault in divorce, should support the other spouse financially according to their financial power for an indefinite period of time. The alimony is included in the maintenance alimony of the alimony types. The alimony is that the support and maintenance obligation which is valid as long as the conjugal union should continue even after the end of the marriage due to some social and moral considerations in the event that conditions allow. This alimony is ordered by the court in order to protect the spouse who can be in bad conditions financially upon the ending of the conjugal union. The regulation on the alimony is based on the social, moral and ethical grounds. In this thesis study, especially the concept of alimony, its conditions and provisions, its relation to the pecuniary damages, the regulations with respect to the alimony, the provisions amended by the Civil Code No. 4721 have been examined and reviewed based on the doctrine and court orders. The New Civil Code No. 4721 and the Former Civil Code have been compared.