Establishing & Challenging Filiation Under Turkish Family Law
Filiation (Soybağı) connects a child to their legal parents, bestowing rights to inheritance, custody, and child support.
1. Paternity Lawsuit (Babalık Davası)
If a father refuses voluntary recognition, the mother or child can file a paternity suit in Family Court. Courts order definitive forensic DNA testing.
2. Denial of Paternity (Soybağının Reddi)
A legal husband can file a lawsuit to disestablish paternity if evidence shows he is not the biological father of a child born during marriage.
