Q: Hello, I agreed with my wife to divorce by mutual consent. We have a son and a daughter (12 years old and 8 years old). We agreed that custody would go to the mother. My salary is 35,000 AED. I will pay the agreed-upon deferred dowry and will cover the house rent, education, and medical care for my children. What other expenses am I obligated to cover, and approximately how much are they? Is there an alimony of mut'aa (consolatory gift given by the husband to the wife upon divorce) in case of mutual consent divorce? What is its approximate value? Are there custody expenses for a divorced woman? What is its approximate monthly value? Child support, what is its approximate monthly value? (Given that I will cover housing, education, and medical care, with the total housing and education expenses amounting to 10,000 dirhams per month, and they have comprehensive health insurance), how much do I need to add to this? Do I pay an alimony of Idda (waiting period)? What is its approximate value? Are there any other monthly expenses or costs? We want to know the details of the expenses that I will pay so that the divorce can be amicable and satisfactory to both parties. Thank you very much!

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

س: ما هي إجراءات الطلاق في الإمارات في حال اتفاق الطرفان على الطلاق؟ كم المدة التي نحتاجها والتكلفة؟

س: إذا أراد زوجي أن يطلقني بدون سبب ولدي ابنة عمرها سنتين ونصف ولدي إقامة عليه بالإمارات وراتبه ٢٥ ألف درهم، فكم المبلغ الذي ستضمنه لي المحكمة، وهل يستطيع أخذ حضانة الطفلة؟ وإذا كان يستطيع، فبناءً على ماذا؟

س: ما الواجب القانوني والمادي في حالة الطلاق علمًا بأن راتبي 2000 درهم ولا يوجد لدي أبناء؟

س: السلام عليكم، أنا تونسي ومتزوج من إيطالية في سيشل ونعيش في الإمارات ومتزوجين منذ 3 سنوات ورغم محاولات عديدة، لم تتمكن زوجتي من الإنجاب والآن سيقع إنهاء خدماتي بعد 3 شهور. هل يمكنني طلب الطلاق؟ وماذا سيحدث إن رفضت زوجتي مطلبي؟ وما تكاليف الطلاق؟ شكرًا!

س: أنا سيدة باكستانية، وقد طلقني زوجي مرة وبعد التراضي رجعت له. الآن، طلقني مرتين أمام شاهد (صديقتي) وطردني من المنزل. يرجى العلم بأنه يتعاطى الكحول باستمرار ولا يصرف علي. ما الإجراءات التي يجب علي فعلها لتثبيت الحالة والحصول على ورقة طلاق رسمية؟ وهل أستحق نفقة؟

س: السلام عليكم، تقدمت بطلب طلاق من زوجتي وقد باشرنا إجراءات الطلاق. هل تظل إقامتها سارية بعد الطلاق أم تنتهي بمجرد الطلاق؟ شكرًا!

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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.