{"id":316,"date":"2026-03-10T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/bosanma-davasinda-talep-edilebilecek-nafaka-turleri-ve-sartlari\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:06:55","slug":"alimony-types-in-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/bosanma-davasinda-talep-edilebilecek-nafaka-turleri-ve-sartlari\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Alimony That May Be Claimed in Divorce Proceedings and Their Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pm\" data-utu-pm=\"1\">\n<p class=\"pm-giris\">The main <strong>types of maintenance<\/strong> that may be claimed in a divorce action are interim maintenance, poverty maintenance and child support. Parties who end their life together through a divorce action experience change not only emotionally but also financially in the new situation that arises. The subject of this article, which we have tried to explain for you, our valued readers, is the maintenance claims and maintenance actions that arise during divorce proceedings with regard to the financial consequences of divorce.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pm-ozet\" aria-label=\"In brief\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">In brief<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The article discusses interim, poverty and child support alimony as the types of alimony that may be claimed in a divorce action.<\/li>\n<li>Interim alimony is temporary alimony paid until the judgment becomes final; regardless of the degree of fault, it is awarded to the economically weaker party following an inquiry into the parties' financial circumstances.<\/li>\n<li>Poverty alimony becomes collectable when the divorce becomes final; the judge cannot award it of their own motion, and it may also be claimed within a limitation period of one year from finality.<\/li>\n<li>Child support is the alimony paid by the party not granted custody for the child's care and education expenses; if alimony is not paid, coercive detention of up to 3 months may be imposed under Article 344 of the \u0130\u0130K.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<details class=\"pm-ic\" open>\n<summary>Contents<\/summary>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#nafaka-turleri\">Types of maintenance and the duration of maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#tedbir-nafakasi\">Interim maintenance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#yoksulluk-nafakasi\">Poverty maintenance and its conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#istirak-nafakasi\">Child support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#nafaka-odenmezse\">What happens if alimony is not paid?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sss\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#iletisim\">Consultation request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n<section id=\"nafaka-turleri\">\n<h2>Types of Maintenance and the Duration of Maintenance<\/h2>\n<p>The Turkish Civil Code states that maintenance shall be awarded for an indefinite period to the party who is less at fault for the divorce because they will fall into poverty after the divorce. Although the legislator used the expression indefinite, maintenance is awarded indefinitely on condition that the circumstances and conditions do not change. Indeed, maintenance may be discontinued where the recipient finds a new job, remarries or improves their financial position, and it may also be reduced where the person liable to pay maintenance falls into financial difficulty. On the other hand, an increase in maintenance may also be requested for reasons such as inflation and the loss of value of money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm-tablo-baslik\" id=\"tablo-nafaka\">Types of maintenance discussed in the article<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-tablo-kap\">\n<table class=\"pm-tablo\" aria-labelledby=\"tablo-nafaka\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Type of maintenance<\/th>\n<th>Ne zaman?<\/th>\n<th>Can the judge award it of their own motion?<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Interim maintenance<\/td>\n<td>Until the divorce judgment becomes final<\/td>\n<td>Evet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poverty maintenance<\/td>\n<td>May be established and collected once the divorce judgment becomes final<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Child support<\/td>\n<td>By the divorce judgment; for the care and education of the common child<\/td>\n<td>Yes, in favour of a minor child, without any request<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"tedbir-nafakasi\">\n<h2>Interim Alimony<\/h2>\n<p>The first and foremost type of maintenance that may be claimed during divorce proceedings <strong>is interim maintenance (tedbir nafakas\u0131).<\/strong> This is a temporary form of maintenance which may be ordered by the judge of their own motion, or requested by the parties, only until the divorce judgment becomes final, and is payable during that period. This maintenance, which may be requested at any stage of the divorce proceedings, will be ordered by the judge by way of an interim decision. Interim maintenance is ordered to be paid to the party who, following an examination of their financial circumstances, would be left financially weak, irrespective of the degree of fault of the requesting party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Degree of fault is not required<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"yoksulluk-nafakasi\">\n<h2>Poverty Alimony and Its Conditions<\/h2>\n<p>Another type of alimony is <strong>poverty alimony (yoksulluk nafakas\u0131)<\/strong>. Poverty maintenance can be established and collected only once the divorce judgment becomes final. When this type of maintenance is awarded to a party, the most important point is that the requesting party must be without fault or less at fault than the other party. A party who will not genuinely fall into poverty and can sustain their life with their own financial means cannot claim poverty maintenance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Claim and time limit<\/p>\n<p>Another important point here is that this type of maintenance cannot be established by the judge of their own motion. Poverty maintenance may be requested during the divorce action, and it may also be requested and sued for within a limitation period of 1 year from the date on which the divorce judgment becomes final.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It should also be remembered that a party who remarries or whose financial position improves cannot claim poverty maintenance, and poverty maintenance established in their favour may also be discontinued in line with the changed circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"istirak-nafakasi\">\n<h2>Child Support for the Child<\/h2>\n<p>The last, and the most important type of maintenance, since it concerns the parties\u2019 common children as well as the parties themselves, <strong>is child support (i\u015ftirak nafakas\u0131). <\/strong>It is maintenance that, under the divorce judgment rendered in the divorce action, the party not granted custody of the common child must pay to the party granted custody for the care, education and other expenses of the common child. The judge may award this maintenance in favour of a minor child even without any request. Since the essential consideration here is the care of the common child, no determination or examination of the spouses\u2019 fault may even be made. As a rule, child support ends when the child reaches the age of 18, marries or is declared of age by court decision under Article 12 of the TMK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Termination of maintenance<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"pm-cipler\" aria-label=\"\u0130\u015ftirak nafakas\u0131n\u0131n kural olarak sona erdi\u011fi h\u00e2ller\">\n<li>Reaching the age of 18<\/li>\n<li>Evlenme<\/li>\n<li>Being declared of age by court decision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can access our article on actions for an increase in maintenance <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/action-increase-alimony\/\">https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/nafakanin-artirilmasi-davasi\/<\/a> <\/strong>via this link.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"nafaka-odenmezse\">\n<h2>What Happens If Maintenance Is Not Paid?<\/h2>\n<p>Since maintenance falls within the group of priority claims, under the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, where it is not paid by the maintenance debtor, the attachment in enforcement proceedings initiated by the maintenance creditor will be placed first in the order of priority and will be the first item collected from the sale of the attached movable or immovable property.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Tazyik hapsi<\/p>\n<p>In our view, the most important remedy, and the one with the strongest sanction, is that where the maintenance debtor fails to pay the maintenance, upon the maintenance creditor\u2019s complaint and provided the other conditions are also met, the debtor will be sentenced to coercive detention of up to 3 months under Article 344 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"pm-dipnot\">Dilara T\u00dcRKER D\u0130ZDAR<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"pm-dipnot\">Related page: <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/ankara-divorce-lawyer\/\">Divorce Lawyer in Ankara<\/a> \u2014 uncontested and contested divorce, custody, maintenance and division of property<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm-dipnot\">Related page: <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/ankara-child-custody-lawyer\/\">Custody Lawyer in Ankara<\/a> \u2014 custody actions, change of custody and personal relations<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm-dipnot\">Related legislation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevzuat.gov.tr\/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=4721&amp;MevzuatTur=1&amp;MevzuatTertip=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkish Civil Code No. 4721<\/a> (mevzuat.gov.tr)<\/p>\n<section id=\"sss\" class=\"pm-sss\">\n<h2>Types of Maintenance: Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<details open>\n<summary>Which types of alimony may be claimed in a divorce action?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>The article explains, as types of alimony, interim alimony paid during the proceedings, poverty alimony collectable once the divorce becomes final, and child support paid for the joint child.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Until when is interim alimony paid?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Interim alimony is temporary and is paid until the divorce judgment becomes final. It may be ordered by the judge of their own motion by an interim decision, and may also be requested by the parties at any stage of the proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can poverty alimony be claimed after the divorce action?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. According to the article, poverty alimony may be claimed during the divorce action, and may also be claimed and sued for within a limitation period of one year from the date on which the divorce judgment becomes final. The judge cannot award this alimony of their own motion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When does child support end?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>As a rule, child support ends when the child reaches the age of 18, marries or is declared of full age by court decision under Article 12 of the TMK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What happens if alimony is not paid?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>The article states that in enforcement proceedings initiated by the alimony creditor, the alimony claim is placed first in the ranking table, and upon the creditor's complaint, if the other conditions are also met, the debtor may be sentenced to coercive detention of up to 3 months under Article 344 of the \u0130\u0130K (Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"iletisim\" class=\"pm-form-kap\">\n<div class=\"pm-form-sol\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Consultation request<\/p>\n<h2>Do you have a question about maintenance?<\/h2>\n<p>As UTU Hukuk Dan\u0131\u015fmanl\u0131k, we provide legal and advisory services in the field of family law.<\/p>\n<p>Fill in the form and we will call you. 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