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6 available 6 • View allCost 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

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Q: We separated with my wife almost a year ago and my 4-year-old daughter stays with me and her nanny in my apartment full-time. I am taking care of all the expenses and supporting her with all needed. And I want everything to be the same after divorcing.
Would it be possible for me to get custody in this situation? What are the fees of the family lawyer in Dubai?

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The right for custody in a divorce case
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Q: What are the most important factors in child custody cases in the UAE if both parents are Emirati?
What is the best way of preparing for court i.e. what would the lawyers/ judges need?
If the mother initiated the divorce does that put her at a disadvantage?

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هل تسقط حضانة الأم لعدم حضورها لاستلام الطفلة بعد الرؤية
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س: السلام عليكم،
زوجتي ربحت قضية الخلع والحضانة لابنتنا البالغ عمرها خمس سنوات.
سؤالي:
هل يوجد نص بالقانون يُلزِم الحاضنة بالتواجد لاستلام الطفلة بعد الرؤية؟
علمًا بأنها لا تتواجد داخل المنزل وتُوصِي أشخاص من العائلة لاستلامها بدون مبرر.
مطاعم وسهرات.
هل تسقط حضانتها لهذه الأسباب؟

Jul 25, 2021
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إسقاط حضانة الأم بسبب منعها لابنتها من التواصل مع أبيها

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س: السلام عليكم،
لدي استشارة أرجو الرد.
طلقت زوجتي عن طريق المحكمة بعد أن رفعت دعوى طلاق وبعد فترة تم الطلاق. لدي بنت كانت عمرها ٥ سنوات والمحكمة أعطت الحضانة للأم. رجعت من الإمارات لموطني الأصلي وتزوجت وهاجرت مع زوجتي إلى بريطانيا.
الآن بنتي عمرها ٨ سنوات وطليقتي طوال الـ ٣ سنوات تحرمني من البنت حتى لا تسمح لي بالتواصل معها عبر الموبايل إلا كل ٥ أو ٦ أشهر عن طريق المحادثة بعد عذاب وحاليًا غيرت رقم هاتفها وقالت لأختي عندما حاولت أن تتحدث معها أن وجودي في حياتهم غير مريح لهم وسوف تحرمني من التواصل مع البنت ولا تريدني في حياه البنت وأنها ستمنع أي تواصل معي.
حدث هذا بعدما رزقني ربي بمولود من زوجتي الأخرى وأنا لدي حكم من المحكمة لحظة الطلاق أن أتكلم مع بنتي في أي وقت وأن أراها في أي وقت.
هل كل هذه التصرفات تسمح لي بأن أنقل حضانة بنتي وآخذها تعيش معي في بريطانيا؟
مع العلم الآن عمرها ٨ سنوات.


May 20, 2022
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إسقاط حضانة ونفقة لدى مغادرة الطفل الإمارات

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س: السلام عليكم،
تم الحكم بنفقة ثلاثة آلاف درهم بمحكمة دبي على زوج مصري مقيم، وعند انتهاء إقامة الزوج، رجع لمصر وأرسلت طليقته الطفل لمصر عند والدتها وحاليًا تقوم بالتنفيذ على الأب في الإمارات.
علمًا بأنه مستقر حاليًا بمصر.
كيف يأخذ حضانة طفله لأن الحاضنة غير موجودة معه؟ وكيف يوقف حكم النفقة في الإمارات او يخفضه؟


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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.
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