Re: alimony - warning to women

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), May 10, 2010 at 19:44

Before marrying a man from the middle east, become informed about the technical, unromantic aspect of possible divorce and what you'll encounter in the legal systems over there. You can't assume that court will seek justice for you to regain the money you lost by marrying him. In fact, I'm certain the courts there think all westerners are rich or that women just don't count.

I learned this today. My divorce refusal was upheld in Turkish appeal court but alimony was refused. Refused without even checking my husband's income or my level of poverty. So much for women's rights having improved over there. Be forewarned. Don't jump into marriage to one of them.

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