Divorce: Can the Hometown of the Child be Changed from the Father's to the Mother's?

Based on the provisions in Article 26 of the Civil Status Law 2014, the change of civil status is implemented within the following scope:

- Changing the surname, middle name, and first name of an individual in the registered birth record when there are grounds as prescribed by civil law.

- Changing the information about the father and mother in the registered birth record after the adoption of the child in accordance with the Law on Adoption.

According to this regulation, changing a child's hometown from the father's hometown to the mother's hometown does not fall within the scope of changing civil status.

Additionally, Clause 8, Article 4 of the Civil Status Law 2014 stipulates:

The hometown of an individual is determined according to the hometown of the father or mother as agreed upon by the parents or according to custom and recorded in the declaration form when registering the birth.

Thus, right from birth, the hometown of your child has been determined based on the husband's hometown or your hometown in accordance with customs where you live or based on an agreement between you and your husband. In cases where both parties have agreed and recorded the child's hometown in the birth certificate according to the father's hometown and the information is completely accurate, after registering the birth, you cannot change your child's hometown even if you and your husband get divorced.

Respectfully!