How Should I Disclose Overseas Assets to My Divorce Lawyer?

Matrimonial Property Regimes and Division of Property

Prepared by: Constantinople

List each asset with its country, approximate acquisition date, apparent owner, funding source and known debt. Real property, bank accounts, company shares and pension rights may have different legal character. Distinguish whether an asset belongs to the spouse or to a separate company. Stating only a total asset value is insufficient to show which document supports which claim.

Funding movements such as premarital acquisition, inheritance, gifts, borrowing or sale and replacement of an asset matter. Mark undocumented assets as suspicions or information heard from others rather than presenting them as certain facts. The law governing the matrimonial property regime, the country where real property is located and whether the right sought is ownership or a monetary claim are assessed separately. It should not be assumed that every action in Türkiye directly produces the same result for all foreign assets.

In the written assessment following a paid review, we compare the asset schedule with existing matrimonial agreements, foreign proceedings and judgments and identify missing records. We separately determine whether registry research, valuation or a lawyer's input in the relevant country is necessary. In your first message, the countries, asset types and known urgent risk are sufficient, rather than account numbers or access credentials. Transfer of detailed documents is arranged when the paid review's scope is agreed. Foreign currency or real property abroad does not guarantee a particular division ratio; the aim is to clarify which claim should be examined where and in what order.