Q: I am an Indian Muslim woman seeking a divorce with my Indian Muslim husband here in Dubai. We have a 2.5-year old daughter. 1. My husband is saying that since he is the guardian and he will provide accommodation for my daughter (and me), my parents will not be allowed to live in that house when they come to visit me. Is this true? 2. My husband is also saying that if I relocate to a different country, he will get the custody of my daughter.

Q: I have given divorce to my wife on 3 multiple occasions as per her wish to force me to give her divorce verbally, then she came to Dubai on a visit visa along with my kid. She has requested me to sponsor her with a wife visa just for few months. She has convinced me and I sponsored her with my kid. Now for 2 years, I am telling her to cancel the visa as she promised but instead, she is blackmailing me. During these 2 years, I took all my child's expenses. She is trying to get the child's full custody and she will not allow me to meet my child. Even now she blocks all my contact and shifts her house to another area. Kindly advise!

Q: Hi, I’ve been married for 7 years with two beautiful children and we are expats living in Dubai (British). We decided to get divorced and I wanted to understand my rights in regards to the family name as she’s in media and uses my children as pawns on social media sites. She also puts up pictures that I don’t want to be associated with my family for legal reasons (alcohol-related as she doesn’t have a license and hosts paid media events illegally). Can I force her to change her surname? Do I have any rights over what pictures of my children are put up on media platforms? Do I have any rights over my family name relating to social media? Thank you

Q: Hi My ex-husband got married. His wife has a kid from a previous marriage who stays with them, and my kid goes on weekends to stay with him as per court order. My question is in case my child faces any abuse or attack from his wife and kid, what can I do? Can I file a police case or file a case in court? Can I stop his father from taking my child to his apartment? My child is 10. Please advise.

Q: Dear Questioner, If a mother is given an arrest warrant which was wrongly put, what happens? If the child doesn’t want to go for visitation even though the mother is encouraging, would she still get arrested?

Q: A judgment has granted sole custody of the minor daughter to the father (Plaintiff) and ruled to prove the plaintiff’s custody of the little girl. This does not prevent the right of the defendant (Mother) to see her, visit her, and have her visit him, as will be stated in the operative part. And since the fees and expenses include attorney fees, the court obliges the defendant to pay them in accordance with the text of Article 133 of the Civil Procedures Law. 1. Does the plaintiff have the right to deny the mother taking the child to her place for an overnight stay and only approve supervised visitation? 2. What must be the frequency and duration of supervised visits and video call facility allowed if the child is 8 years old? 3. Does the plaintiff have the right to deny entry to the home without his consent and request the defendant to pick up and drop up the child in the building reception? 4. Can the plaintiff request the defendant to use the appclose application to schedule visitation and video calls?

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