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In the last 3 years, nearly half a million couples have been divorced, and the custody of approximately 400 thousand children has been given to their parents. Stating that with the regulation within the scope of the 5th Judicial Package, the “child lien”, which is recognized as a right for parents who cannot see their children on the agreed day, will be over. Murat Aydar: “Children's delivery centers will be established. Parents who do not bring their children to this center on the specified day and time will be subject to disciplinary detention.”

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ISTANBUL (TR) - After increasing divorce and custody cases in recent years, many children are witnessing various conflicts. While the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) show that 433,643 couples divorced between 2018 and 2020 in our country, it draws attention that custody of 390,170 children was distributed. Stating that the disagreements between the parents on the meeting day determined after the custody decision led to the “child lien”, Attorney Murat Aydar said: “Parents, who have the right to see their child and spend time together on the meeting day determined according to the law, are accompanied by a bailiff, police and pedagogue when this right is violated. "Unfortunately, it is the children who are affected the most and negatively by this process.”

Disciplinary confinement for parents who do not follow the court order

Stating that the psychological damage caused by the child's witnessing the process during the foreclosure, Att. Murat Aydar said: “With the regulation within the scope of the 5th Judicial Package in order to minimize the difficulties experienced by parents and children, the law proposal designed to bring children to the new child delivery center to be established on the specified day and time was presented to the parliament. In the new application, if the parents do not bring their children, a report will be kept and a new litigation process will be started and the parents who do not comply with the injunction will be given disciplinary imprisonment. The case process will be decided after the relevant court authority reviews the custody decision. The child's meeting with his parents will also be made free of charge, and the expenses will be covered from the state budget.”

100 child foreclosure cases per year

Pointing out that the delivery of children will take place in schools or kindergartens in the new application, Murat Aydar said, “Every year, we initiate enforcement for an average of 100 child foreclosures. I've witnessed many of my clients stop seeing their children so they won't be affected by the foreclosure. For this reason, I think it is important to remove the child from being a subject of enforcement and to ensure all kinds of safety within the framework of the Child Protection Law. I believe that with the enactment of the new system presented to the parliament, child psychology will be protected and many problems between parents will be solved easily.”