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8 available 8 • View allRights of wife in case of husband's adultery
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Q: My name is Julia, I am a Muslim. I am married for 7 years already. We have two little children.
Recently, my husband, he is a Muslim, admitted to me that he used to have a relationship behind my back for more than a year. This relationship is over. But at the same time, he allows himself to spend time with other girls.
And now he's talking about divorce, but not by law. Said to collect my things, take the kids and go home.
I need advice, someone can help me? What should I do?

Sep 20, 2017
4598
Help in the enforcement of maintenance payments to wife and child

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Q: My husband refuses to provide maintenance for wife and child.
Is there any organisation in Dubai/UAE that helps to enforce maintenance payments to spouse and child?


Sep 13, 2017
4743
Cost and proceedings of a mutually-agreed divorce in the UAE
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Q: Salam.
Would like to know, how one can initiate divorce in the UAE, both husband and wife are willing to separate.
How long will the process be, if one goes to court on own? And if one takes assistance from a Lawyer, how fast it can be done and what could be total approx. cost?
Thanks

Feb 8, 2018
6870
How can you force your spouse to pay you alimony in the UAE?




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Q: How can you force your spouse to pay you alimony in the UAE when he committed adultery and I have two young kids?
I am a stay-at-home mother.





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Jan 4, 2023
543
Seeking justice and stability for ex-wife and daughter after divorce


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Q: Hello,
I am in the UAE. I got divorced 2 months ago. I still live in the house of my ex-husband with my daughter who I got custody of.
He owes me money. The court ordered him to pay and the execution was approved. I pay the school expenses of my daughter as he was not paying. I spent 35000 for that as well as expenses for this year's school.
I don’t have money to move out and rent a place since he is not paying me anything. He moved his new wife in and is threatening and harassing me to get out.
Because I have no home and he has, he claims that he will keep my daughter and kick me out.
What should I do?



Jan 9, 2023
224
Despite custody court order, ex-husband does not return kids. What to do?



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I am a French resident in the UAE, living in Dubai. I recently got divorced from a UAE national. My husband took my kids away a year ago, and despite having custody granted by the court for over a year, he has not returned them to me.
I have attempted to see them at their school (a public school in Dubai), but the principal wouldn't allow me, even though I am the legal custodian and mother of the kids.
What can be done?




Dec 27, 2023
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Do I need to go with ex-husband to the court to remove an execution case he put on me?




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Q: My ex-husband had put an execution case on me before finally divorcing me.
Now in my mutual agreement with him during divorce, he has also agreed to remove the execution case.
Do I still need him to go to court and remove the case?
Or can I go to the court based on this mutual agreement and get it removed myself?





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Jun 12, 2024
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Can my husband stay in the same apartment during the iddah period while I file for divorce?




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Q: Salam Alaykum,
I want to inquire about filing for divorce. I know that I must apply for family guidance to start the process.
However, while submitting such an application, can my husband live in the same apartment with me, or should he move out during the iddah period?
He is an Emirati, and I am an expat; I do not have any other place to stay.





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Jan 20, 2025
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Laws & Regulations
1 available 1 • View allFederal Law No. (28) of 2005 On Personal Status 24
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.
Nov 19, 2005
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View allOptions for dealing with a divorce case while being abroad 0
Is it possible to have a divorce case and leave the country?
Do I have to stay in the UAE if the divorce is still not done?
The procedures are very slow and I cannot be in the UAE in the upcoming months.
What are the options for dealing with the divorce and the court while being abroad?
Jun 29, 2020
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Filing bounced cheques cases to force payment 0
What is the jail term for a criminal case of a cheque totalling amount of 1,330,000/-, 9 cheques of AED 40,000/-, 12 cheques of AED 50,000/-, 1 cheque of AED 120,000/- (all on the personal name), & 1 cheque of AED 250,000/- (on the company's name) in Sharjah?
Could we file a civil suit for the same as the person doesn't get released until he pays & clears the cheque amounts?
Are we also eligible to claim the damages & losses?
How much could be claimed for damages?
Please define with your best knowledge.
Thanking you for your kind cooperation.
Jun 8, 2020
513
How to guarantee my right in accrued leave days or payment 0
Dear Sir,
My contract is a fulltime employee for a company in the UAE, and my leave entitlement state 10 weeks work and 2 weeks off.
However, due to the COVID-19, I have been unable to take that leave and have accrued two months leave or 61 days with four flight tickets.
My question is, can my company legally cancel those accrued days at the start of the new year or would they have to pay me for those days?
Jun 4, 2020
569
How to guarantee labour rights before signing the cancellation paper 0
Good morning All,
I was terminated by my company in March 2020 for not signing the unpaid leave document given to me. I was terminated on 23rd March 2020.
Once termination letter was signed, ever since then, I have been chasing my ex-company for releasing the final settlement and each time they come up with a different plan.
The last option they gave was to sign an agreement with them for 6 months plan but are not giving me any guarantee cheques and insist that I sign the cancellation papers. I want to simply take my money and leave the UAE.
They have also directed me to their lawyers now who insist that any agreement signed with the company is not required to be notarized by Dubai Courts and the company is not legally bound to give me any cheques as a guarantee.
The company that I worked for is located in Dubai and is a private organisation.
Jun 4, 2020
515
Following up on a labor case after traveling to the home country 0
After working for my employer for nearly two years on an unlimited contract as a COO of a restaurant company, my employer owes me approx 193000, not including notice period.
I have filed a case with the MOHRE. They have tried to contact the employer who has ignored the calls and is also ignoring me.
I know that I will have to escalate the complaint but, based on experience with the way the employer treats past employees and how he ignores suppliers and landlords, it is fair to assume that he will ignore this as well.
I have little options and I have to leave the country as the apartment rent paid by the company expires mid-July. If I leave, can I maintain the complaint, and what is the likelihood of getting the money owed in this scenario when I travel back to the UK?
Jun 4, 2020
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