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9 available 9 • View allDivorce and maintenance calculation according to salary
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Q: I am divorcing my wife. She will have custody of our 3 children. My monthly salary is AED 20,000. I have a bank loan that I repay every month, and the repayment amount is AED 9,000.
When the UAE courts calculate 'child maintenance' and 'alimony', will they calculate based on the AED 20,000 that I earn or on the AED 11,000 that is remaining after I pay my monthly loan instalment?
Please advise.
Thank you

Jul 15, 2018
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Approximate maintenance for the wife and child after divorce
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Q: (1) How much maintenance percentage is required to be paid by a husband (working) who divorces his wife (not working) and has one daughter to support?
(2) We are British citizens living in the UAE and own a home in the UK. Will the UAE law force me to rent additional accommodation for her when I can provide a home in the UK?
Many thanks

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Alimony and legal rights of the wife and child upon divorce

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Q: Hi,
I'm a Muslim expat living in Dubai for 16 years with wife and son. I had an affair and my wife wants to divorce despite I asked a number of times to try fixing the marriage.
As she seems determined to divorce I want to check what are the UAE laws about alimony and other financial and legal terms.


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Approximate maintenance amount for the children after divorce



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Q: Dear,
What is the approximate maintenance amount for the children after the divorce?
Also if the ex-wife is working, then I have been informed by law it will be 25%. Is this correct?
Does the monthly alimony payment include medical cost or coverage?




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نفقة المطلقة التي ليس لها أولاد
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س: تزوجت من زوجة ثانية وهي وافدة وطلقتها بعد ثلاثة أشهر تقريبًا بسبب عدم التوافق وهي غير حامل.
تطالب بمبلغ 250 ألف درهم متعة و50 ألف درهم نفقة وسكن في المدينة التي يعيش بها أهلها على الرغم من أنها خرجت من المسكن الذي كانت تسكن فيه معي ولم تطلب البقاء أو السكن في البداية.
أنا متزوج من قبل ولدي خمسة أبناء وراتبي هو 28000 درهم ولدي قروض بقيمة 9000 درهم للبنك و3000 لبرنامج الإسكان وديون خارجية أخرى.
كيف يُحسَب المبلغ؟ وهل يمكن للقاضي أن يحكم بهذه المبالغ لها؟

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نفقة الزوجة المطلقة والابنة ذات الخمس سنوات

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س: السلام عليكم،
ما نفقة الزوجة المطلقة؟
وماذا يترتب في حال وجود طفلة عمرها 5 سنوات والزواج كان في بلد عربي والراتب 5000 درهم؟


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س: عندما يحكم القاضي بنفقة والزوج مدين بديون كثيرة والنهاية إلى السجن، كيف يمكن أن تكون النفقة بالحد المعقول؟
وماذا يجب أن أفعل إذا صدر الحكم؟

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هل تتأثر نفقة الزوجة الأولى عند رفع الثانية دعوى نفقة؟
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س: السلام عليكم،
حُكم للزوجة الأولى بنفقة الزوجية وتحدد المبلغ وتم التنفيذ. رفعت الزوجة الثانية دعوى نفقة زوجية.
هل يتم احتساب راتب الزوج المتبقي أم يتم حساب كامل الراتب شاملاً النفقة المحكومة للزوجة الأولى؟ يعني هل تتأثر الزوجة الأولى وتتغير نفقتها؟

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No response deadline from judge for husband on maintenance request. What now?



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I had submitted an urgent request through the Al Adheed Centre to seek alimony/maintenance from my husband for the expenses of myself and my son.
Our court case has been ongoing for a while, and we are not currently living together. As of now, my husband has not been providing any maintenance.
Today, the judgment was delivered, and the judge stated, "The person against whom the claim is made shall be notified for comment" (يخطر المعروض ضده للتعقيب). What does this mean?
Additionally, the judge did not specify a date for my husband to submit a response or make payments.
Please advise!




Nov 22, 2023
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