Q: What should I do if my husband refused to divorce me in the UAE? He used to say, for the past 7 months, that I have to wait until we go back to our home country…A: Getting divorced from a husband is a women’s right. Nobody can say no to it if you have taken a decision to go forward for divorce…

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What should I do if my husband refused to divorce me in the UAE?

He used to say, for the past 7 months, that I have to wait until we go back to our home country; without proper maintenance or intimacy.

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Maryam Ali Saleh Hayyaz

Maryam Hayyaz & Wejdan Bushahab Advocates

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5 Feb 2020, 06:58

Dear questioner,

Getting divorced from a husband is a women's right. Nobody can say no to it if you have taken a decision to go forward for divorce.

Kindly contact us via phone for a detailed discussion or write us an email for further assistance.

5 Feb 2020, 07:03

So as an African housewife, I can get divorced in the UAE, right?

I am scared as I have two kids and I have no job nor money.

Thanks!

5 Feb 2020, 07:06

As a resident of the UAE, you can file for divorce in the UAE.

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Mohamed Bakheet

Mohamed Bakheet Advocates & Legal Consultants

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6 Feb 2020, 07:07

You can file for divorce in Dubai.

All you have to do is going to the Personal Status Court and register a divorce invitation.

I advise you to find the best solution for the family before you decide to divorce.

6 Feb 2020, 07:21

Yes, we have, but he refused to talk to anybody about that until I leave the UAE. He is not going to talk to anybody; neither his family nor mine.

Also, some of our friends here in the UAE intervene, but he said no until we leave the UAE and I think I have the right to know what's going on before I can travel with him.

In 2018 we were fighting in our home country in which I got punched, but he begged me and I moved back to the UAE with him so I don't want the same thing to happen again.

Thanks!

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Nasser Malalla

Nasser Malalla Advocates & Legal Consultants

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6 Feb 2020, 07:38

Dear questioner,

We can help you file your divorce, kindly schedule an appointment with our lawyers.

Kindly contact us via phone for a detailed discussion or write us an email for further assistance.

20 Feb 2020, 07:22

Please, does he has the right to install a camera in the house as we are temporarily separated for 7 months now without telling me.

This makes me feel uncomfortable in the house in which I have to put on my hijab in the house or cant walk freely as I don't know his intentions for installing the camera.

I don't want any issues that will cause arguments and leads to fighting but this is the issue of my privacy in the house.

Please advise me

Thanks.

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