Supreme Court's exemplary divorce decision: Hiding your previous marriage from your spouse was deemed a fault

The 2nd Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals made a remarkable decision regarding the relationship of trust between spouses in divorce cases.

The Supreme Court ruled that this behavior of the woman who hid her previous marriage from her husband was trustworthy and should be considered a fault in the divorce.

HE HID HIS PREVIOUS MARRIAGE FROM HIS WIFE

A couple living in Gölbaşı district of Ankara filed for mutual divorce.

In the case heard at Gölbaşı Family Court, it was revealed that the woman had been married before but did not inform her husband about this situation.

After the appeal review, the file was moved to the 2nd Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals.

Supreme Court: TRUST-BREAKING BEHAVIOR

Examining the file, the Supreme Court evaluated that the woman continued to hide her previous marriage from her husband not only before the wedding but also after the marriage.

Taking the witness statements into account, the high court ruled that the behavior in question damaged the relationship of trust between the spouses.

The following statements were included in the decision:

"Although the fact that the woman did not share her first marriage with her husband before marriage and did not give information about it was a reason for relative nullity, it was understood from the statements of the male witness that the woman continued to hide this situation after the marriage and did not share it, that the woman behaved in a way that undermined trust towards her husband, and that this fact should also be attributed to the woman as a fault."

THE MAN WAS FOUND TO BE MORE GROSSLY DEFECTIVE

While the Supreme Court stated that the woman's concealment of her previous marriage should be considered a fault, it also took into account the other faults of the parties.

The high court unanimously approved the decision of the court of appeal that the man was more seriously at fault.

Thus, it was revealed that hiding the previous marriage even after marriage should be taken into consideration as a fault in the divorce case.