Q: Salam, I am in need of great help, I am asking my question through my sister as I don't have access to my phone or internet. I am born an brought up in Dubai, and I am married with three kids and stay in Sharjah now. I am going through a lot of stress because of my husband. He threatens to hit me, he locks me up with my kids and goes to the office, he even took away my phone so I cannot contact my family, he asked me to cut off all the ties with my family members and they are also not allowed to meet me. He has installed a camera at home to keep an eye on me, he also had an affair with an Indonesian female, he threatens to send me to Pakistan with my kids, I really don't want to go there as my whole family is here. My family cant help me because their financial condition is not very stable. My husband wants me to leave him so that he will not have to pay any alimony for me and my help. I have had a lot of health issues, I really need some help, I feel I will die due to depression.

Q: Hello Sir, 2 yrs back I married an Indian guy who is living in Sharjah from 27yrs. After our marriage, I was living with him and his family. Due to domestic violence and mental harassment 3 months back he left me in India and get my passport with him. So, can I file a complaint against him in Sharjah police station and what will they do? Please advise me.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam,I would like to ask if a Lebanese man and Uzbek lady got married legally in Dubai, they have a baby 5 years now, mother study doctorate in university still not finish, the husband every day is drunk and beat her and alike, and he sleeps with other street ladies and not give money for wife and son, also he stated he want to divorce her and marry another lady.The question is what are her rights if he divorces her, and the baby will be with him or her?

Q: My husband has been constantly abusing me and has taken a lot of money from me. I have been fed up and want to end this, I had contacted 800111 but hadn't taken a medical report. Police have also come to the house twice. He has been cheating me and watches porn and lies, I'm an Indian. Please tell me how to proceed. In the past, he has blamed me enough, when the police came he started crying and telling that I'm the one who bears and isn't believing him. The policeman didn't believe him after looking at my state and advised me to go for divorce.

Q: My husband and I are from India. Recently, we moved to Dubai as my husband got a job here. He has a work permit. He was regularly beating me in India and now in Dubai too. He beats me during pregnancy as well. Now he has become maniacal and very violent. Please advise what can I do?

Q: Can a Muslim woman file for divorce if she is staying separately from her husband for 2 years?

Q: Hello, Can you please help me with some questions? I am a non-Emirati woman married to Emirati. I have two kids. I want to know what can I do against verbal and mental abuse?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I spotted that my husband has fixed a spy camera with audio at home without my knowledge. He spies on me every time at home. What legal action can be taken for that? And in case I need to proceed without legal action on him, what should I do? Kindly suggest!

Q: I was married for 13 years and was the main income provider to my husband and daughter, bearing all expences. My husband first fell into an affair, then we divorced. After realizing that he can not benefit from my earnings anymore, he started to demand from me money for our jointly mortgaged home which I keep and was paying solely despite it being on 2 names in the mortgage contract. So together with his mistress, they decided to act as i am abusing my daughter - which is not true. He was making up stories, going to police and hospitals taking reports, and letting his mistress attend doctors with my daughter without my knowledge. He is using this to blackmail me to mentally abuse me, teaching my daughter to lie and manipulate me. I want to file a case and prove the abuse, blackmailing, and psychological damage to my child and me. What is the medical facility where I can get a psychological behavior report for my child to prove that he is doing this all on intention and consistently to fulfill his financial plans?

Domestic violence is considered a serious issue prevalent globally, especially in the Arab world. Many Arab households and families experience verbal, physical, and emotional abuse, directed towards both wives and children. This form of violence is deemed a dangerous and widespread phenomenon, carrying numerous negative effects on both individuals and society, as we will explore in this article.

An interview-format article covering the topic of the legal & psychological effects of COVID-19 on marriage. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.