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Turkish Civil Code (Law No. 4721)

Article 330: IV. Assessment of the amount of maintenance

Book Two: FAMILY LAW › Part Two: KINSHIP › Chapter One: ESTABLISHMENT OF DESCENT › Division Five: EFFECTS OF PARENTAGE

The amount of maintenance shall be determined taking into account the needs of the child and the living conditions and financial capacity of the mother and father. The income of the child shall also be taken into consideration in determining the amount of maintenance.

Maintenance shall be paid monthly in advance.

Upon request, the judge may decide in what amount maintenance ordered to be paid in the form of periodic payments shall be paid in future years according to the social and economic situation of the parties.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 330 · IV. Nafaka miktarının takdiri

Nafaka miktarı, çocuğun ihtiyaçları ile ana ve babanın hayat koşulları ve ödeme güçleri dikkate alınarak belirlenir. Nafaka miktarının belirlenmesinde çocuğun gelirleri de göz önünde bulundurulur.

Nafaka her ay peşin olarak ödenir.

Hâkim istem hâlinde, irat biçiminde ödenmesine karar verilen nafakanın gelecek yıllarda tarafların sosyal ve ekonomik durumlarına göre ne miktarda ödeneceğini karara bağlayabilir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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