س: كم تستغرق قضية نفقة طفل + قضية ضرر أخلاقي؟ وهل يمكن لزوجي السفر إلى خارج الإمارات بعد رفع الدعوى؟ هل يمكن أن يهرب؟

س: (1) كم تبلغ نسبة نفقات المعيشة المطلوب دفعها من الزوج (يعمل) الذي طلق زوجته (لا تعمل) ولديها ابنة تحتاج إلى رعاية؟ (2) نحن مواطنون بريطانيون نعيش في دولة الإمارات ونمتلك منزلًا في المملكة المتحدة. هل يجبرني القانون الإماراتي على تأجير محل إقامة إضافي للطفلة علمًا بأنني أستطيع توفير منزل في المملكة المتحدة؟ شكرًا جزيلًا

Q: I'm a US citizen from New York currently residing in Washington USA with my sister. I moved to Dubai around 3 years ago. I was working there but quit my job few months after I got married in Dubai on December 24, 2015. My husband is from Pakistan and resides in Dubai. He was living in my apartment after our marriage. As he physically and mentally abused me, I decided to leave Dubai, sell my stuff and come here to my sister. I had reported him to the police who had given him a warning letter. My first concern is how can I make sure he does not take away my daughter? Either he may come here or he may try to gain custody through Dubai Courts. Please let me know how I can have full custody of my child. Also now he believes he's free from any responsibility and said he will not give a single penny. Our daughter is 8 months old and US citizen as well. I need child support for my daughter. How can I get this? For my husband divorce is a joke. He said it multiple times and threatened me also.

Q: I'm not married to my son's father. He paid child support before the baby was born, and stopped one month before his birth. What can I do to claim child support from the father for my 9-month old son? He told me I won't be able to do anything because we are not married. He is from Kenya and I'm from South Africa, and he works for a big company in Abu Dhabi.

Q: Hi, My husband secretly got married a second time. He sent us to Pakistan and got married again, and his second wife is now living with him in Dubai. I have four children, and he is not sending us any money. What can I do? How much will the law help me if I file for Khula or continue to live like this as his wife? He has not spoken to me in two years and has spread false rumors about my character to make the children think I am bad. Please guide me on what I should do!

UAE Personal Status Law (also known as Personal Affairs Law) governs marriage, divorce, inheritance and other personal affairs in the United Arab Emirates. The law equally applies to citizens of the UAE and non-citizens unless one of them asks for the application of his home country law.