أسئلة وأجوبة
أسئلة وأجوبة
3 متاح 3 • عرض الجميعWhat can I do if I am being physically abused by my family?
Q: Hello,
I’m a 20-year-old (soon to be 21) Emirati university student, and I’ve been horribly abused by my brother for decades.
My father passed away not long ago, I have a half-brother but he’s also a bad person and my 2nd brother is very abusive.
I live with him and my mother and my mother doesn’t seem to care about me getting abused physically, emotionally, and psychologically.
I called the police on him 2 times before and all they said was to go to the hospital and get a report. They didn’t do anything else to help.
I eventually went and got a report. But my mother is threatening me if I ever report him. I don’t know what to do, I get 20K dirhams monthly because I was still underage when my dad died.
But my brother and mother are not getting anything and they’re eating my money. I was thinking of moving out, but I’m not sure if it’s legal for me because of the Sharia law.
Please help me I can’t stay here any longer. If I don’t leave, I will take my own life.
2023/06/14
238
Can my parents take legal action if I move out without their consent while under my father’s sponsorship?
Q: Hello,
I'm 23, female, Pakistani, under my dad's sponsorship on a residence visa for the next 2 years.
During these 2 years, I hope to leave my house, but my abusive parents would raise hell if I even brought up the topic. So my only option is to leave without them knowing.
My concern is: what legal action can they take against me if I move out without their approval?
I don’t want to do anything illegal or risk my residency.
2025/05/16
38
Facing mental and financial harassment from my husband. What can I do?
Q: Hello,
My husband is mentally harassing me for my salary. He wants my full salary and savings. He knows I am an epilepsy patient, so proper sleep is very important for me.
Still, he fights with me all night. He just wants my salary. Last year, I left him and went back to India, but after a few months, he came to me and assured me he wouldn't misbehave with me.
But now he has again started fighting with me all the time for my salary. According to him, my salary is his asset because after marriage, I came to Dubai.
Please help me and suggest.
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2025/07/03
42
المدونة القانونية
1 متاح 1 • عرض الجميعالعنف الأسري وتأثيره على الفرد والمجتمع
يعتبر العنف الأسري من بين المشاكل العويصة المنتشرة بشكل كبير في العالم بصفة عامة وفي العالم العربي بصفة خاصة وبشكل واسع جداً. فكم من بيت عربي وأسرة عربية تعاني من العنف اللفظي والجسدي والمعنوي، سواء تجاه الزوجات أو الأبناء. فالعنف هذا يعتبر من الظواهر الخطيرة المنتشرة والتي لها آثار سلبية عديدة على الفرد والمجتمع كما سوف نرى في هذا الموضوع.
2021/03/28
2848
قوانين وتشريعات
1 متاح 1 • عرض الجميعFederal Decree-Law No. (41) of 2024 On the Issuance of the Personal Status Law
The provisions of this Federal Decree-Law No. (41) of 2024 On the Issuance of the Personal Status Law, known as the "New Personal Status Law", governs the laws of personal status in the United Arab Emirates. The New Law of Personal Status repeals the previous UAE Law of Personal Status (Federal Law No. (28) of 2005 on Personal Status).
2024/10/01
53
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عرض الجميعHow can I take legal action if my husband is cheating on me in the UAE?
Hello,
We’re married under the Hindu Marriage Act in India. My husband has been cheating on me for, as far as I know, four years. After repeated reconciliation attempts from my end and therapy sessions for us both, he just fooled me into believing he was trying.
After a physical fight between us around two weeks ago, he decided not to come back, and despite repeated attempts from my side to request a meeting to talk, he has refused.
His parents know about this and are supporting him. While he is away, he continues to bring women back to his room while we’re still legally married.
What are my rights here in the UAE? Can this be reported? If yes, how?
2025/07/08
10
My husband has a mental disorder and cannot support us. What are our options?
Hello,
If my husband has a mental disorder and cannot provide financially for me and my son, what can we do in this situation?
Although his family is financially capable of helping, they are not supporting him. He cannot afford housing either. They are not contributing to his medical care or any of his expenses.
I can manage my own and my son's expenses, but it's difficult to cover my husband's as well. Is there any law that can make his family responsible for paying his expenses and medical care?
2025/07/08
18
I purchased a unit and the seller did not tell me about the tenant security deposit. How to make the seller pay it back?
I purchased a unit that had a tenancy contract. During the transfer, the agent calculated the remaining rent and got that from the previous owner and transferred the money to me.
However, no one mentioned anything about the security deposit. Around 10 days after the transfer, I asked the agent about the deposit, then she started to contact the previous owner, but no answer.
Now, the tenant is asking me for the deposit, and no one is able to contact the previous owner.
What can I do?
2025/07/08
9
Can somebody hire me and then fire me before I finish my probation period?
I'm a chef living in Dubai, UAE. I got a visa and work permit from another company, but I started working as a private chef for a UHNW individual at his home.
I have worked there for 2 months and 21 days, and I got paid for that, but after that time, they fired me without any notice or reason.
What does the labor law say?
Am I entitled to 3 months' pay or not?
They didn't even give me a termination letter; they just told me that verbally, and I don't have a visa or work permit with them.
2025/07/08
11
Is it possible to cancel the visa application if I have not signed the labor contract?
Dear Sir,
I am on a visit visa, searching for a job. I signed an offer letter, but fortunately, I received another offer from a different company, which is better than the previous one.
Now, the first company has applied for my labor contract and visa without me signing any documents. However, I do not want to join that company.
Please advise what I should do.
2025/07/07
17
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عرض الجميعMy husband has a mental disorder and cannot support us. What are our options?
Hello,
If my husband has a mental disorder and cannot provide financially for me and my son, what can we do in this situation?
Although his family is financially capable of helping, they are not supporting him. He cannot afford housing either. They are not contributing to his medical care or any of his expenses.
I can manage my own and my son's expenses, but it's difficult to cover my husband's as well. Is there any law that can make his family responsible for paying his expenses and medical care?
2025/07/08
18
Facing mental and financial harassment from my husband. What can I do?
Hello,
My husband is mentally harassing me for my salary. He wants my full salary and savings. He knows I am an epilepsy patient, so proper sleep is very important for me.
Still, he fights with me all night. He just wants my salary. Last year, I left him and went back to India, but after a few months, he came to me and assured me he wouldn't misbehave with me.
But now he has again started fighting with me all the time for my salary. According to him, my salary is his asset because after marriage, I came to Dubai.
Please help me and suggest.
2025/07/03
42
Can I file a police case if a contractor takes payment and disappears?
Hello,
I hired someone to fix the water leaking problem at my office. I have paid half the amount we agreed on during a face-to-face meeting.
Now the person is not answering my calls or replying on WhatsApp. Can I file a police case against him?
Please advise!
2025/07/03
27
How can my kids learn about their father's condition without contacting his family?
Good morning,
I have two kids. Their father is in critical care and is not able to communicate, and we have been divorced for more than seven years.
The other side of the family is not communicating with the kids about the father's whereabouts for them to visit him, and they have not been in touch with the kids for the past two weeks due to family issues that took place in court regarding guardianship of the kids.
How can I find a way for our kids to know what is going on with their father and his condition without reaching out to them, to avoid any further escalation?
My daughter has tried to call them, but there was no response.
Please advise!
2025/05/29
42
What can I do if I missed the hearing and a judgment was made in my absence?
Hello,
What can I do if I was absent from the hearing because of improper information and they gave judgment in my absence?
2025/05/21
56
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عرض الجميعMy husband has a mental disorder and cannot support us. What are our options?
Hello,
If my husband has a mental disorder and cannot provide financially for me and my son, what can we do in this situation?
Although his family is financially capable of helping, they are not supporting him. He cannot afford housing either. They are not contributing to his medical care or any of his expenses.
I can manage my own and my son's expenses, but it's difficult to cover my husband's as well. Is there any law that can make his family responsible for paying his expenses and medical care?
2025/07/08
18
I purchased a unit and the seller did not tell me about the tenant security deposit. How to make the seller pay it back?
I purchased a unit that had a tenancy contract. During the transfer, the agent calculated the remaining rent and got that from the previous owner and transferred the money to me.
However, no one mentioned anything about the security deposit. Around 10 days after the transfer, I asked the agent about the deposit, then she started to contact the previous owner, but no answer.
Now, the tenant is asking me for the deposit, and no one is able to contact the previous owner.
What can I do?
2025/07/08
9
Can somebody hire me and then fire me before I finish my probation period?
I'm a chef living in Dubai, UAE. I got a visa and work permit from another company, but I started working as a private chef for a UHNW individual at his home.
I have worked there for 2 months and 21 days, and I got paid for that, but after that time, they fired me without any notice or reason.
What does the labor law say?
Am I entitled to 3 months' pay or not?
They didn't even give me a termination letter; they just told me that verbally, and I don't have a visa or work permit with them.
2025/07/08
11
Facing mental and financial harassment from my husband. What can I do?
Hello,
My husband is mentally harassing me for my salary. He wants my full salary and savings. He knows I am an epilepsy patient, so proper sleep is very important for me.
Still, he fights with me all night. He just wants my salary. Last year, I left him and went back to India, but after a few months, he came to me and assured me he wouldn't misbehave with me.
But now he has again started fighting with me all the time for my salary. According to him, my salary is his asset because after marriage, I came to Dubai.
Please help me and suggest.
2025/07/03
42
What to do if an employee fails to provide the required 90-day written notice for resignation?
Colleagues,
The situation is as follows:
The contract expires on August 14, 2025. However, the contract includes the following clauses:
1. (The “Term”) commencing on August 1, 2023. The contract shall automatically and repeatedly renew for periods of 2 years unless either Party notifies the other in writing, not less than 90 days prior to the expiry date of such period, of its desire not to renew the original or any renewed period.
2. This contract may be terminated by either of the Parties prior to the end of the Term, provided that the terminating Party serves the other Party with advance written notice of 90 days (minimum 30 and maximum 90 calendar days).
The employee today expressed a desire not to extend the contract. But he didn't serve the required notice (90 days).
What can we do in this case?
2025/07/02
24
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