To Alimony

Submitted by Allieh (United Kingdom), Oct 12, 2009 at 05:01

You are making a huge presumption here, that being that Yasemin's husband is not rich. You have no idea of his financial status and no right to judge Yasemin's right to claim alimony from her husband. He is a perpetual liar and cheater who cares for no one or nothing except feathering his own nest at every opportunity, and yes I do know what I'm talking about, but I'm not about to disclose the private details on here. Suggesting that she waive her right to alimony as it is a form of cheating or scheming is frankly ridiculous. Turkish law decreed that he should pay it and Turkish judges ruled it, so unless you are an expert in Turkish law I'd suggest that you refrain from unhelpful comments on subjects you are ill advised on. Turkish society is not set up to favour women, so on the rare occasions that it does rule in a woman's favour, you can bet your life that she has gotten justice.

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