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8 available 8 • View allHow to enforce a mutual divorce from a UAE court in India
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Q: I got divorced in Dubai with mutual consent between me and my ex-wife in 2019.
My ex-wife has now engaged a lawyer and is seeking to file a new divorce in India, since as per her lawyer the divorce decree granted by the Dubai court is not valid and binding as we were married in Mumbai, India.
Hence the document doesn't seem to be a valid document and I am legally married to her according to her lawyer. Additionally, since I recently got married again here, they are claiming that a criminal case can be filed since bigamy is not permitted in India.
I was advised that a divorce by mutual consent from Dubai is valid and binding in India as well.
Please advise.

Mar 11, 2021
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How to cancel husband sponsorship during ongoing divorce case to take job offer?


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Q: Hello,
My divorce case is ongoing in the UAE court. I am still on my ex-husband's sponsorship and he is refusing to cancel my visa.
I am getting job offers and in order for me to take up a job or join, I need to be on a company visa.
What can I do when my ex is not cancelling my visa?
And he is not ready to give NOC.



Dec 17, 2022
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The consequences of canceling wife's visa after divorce


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Q: Hi sir/madam,
I was married and before divorce, my wife did her visa under my name (that I'm her sponsor). 8 months passed since we got divorced and she is still under my visa.
If I will cancel her visa, what will happen?
Who will pay fees if she will overstay?
Currently, she is not working.



Nov 24, 2021
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Can an Emirati child sponsor his/her mother upon divorce?
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Q: Dear sir/madam,
I just got divorced and I have a 2-year-old child. My son is Emirati and I’m Canadian. How do I transfer my visa from my ex-husband to my child’s sponsorship?
I was told that Emirati children can sponsor their mother’s visa, but I cannot find any details online anywhere about this.

Jan 10, 2022
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Can the visa of the wife be extended after losing the husband sponsorship?

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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I need clarity as to whether a divorcee visa is still applicable specifically in the Abu Dhabi emirate subsequent to the divorce for a woman who has been granted child custody during the divorce judgment.
I am aware that a one-year grace period was granted to divorced women in the past as part of the divorcee visa but I am unsure if the law is still active as of today.


May 17, 2023
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Canceling my wife's visa after she left the house without informing me
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I need to cancel my wife's visa after she left the house without informing me and filed for divorce, claiming monthly maintenance.
We are Muslim expats married in India.

Feb 13, 2024
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Ex-wife hasn't left the UAE after the divorce. Should I file for her absconding?
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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
My divorce was finalized in the UAE, and her visa was canceled, giving her 60 days to leave. However, I discovered that she hasn't left or converted her visa.
I checked with the typing center and found out about the fine. I tried calling her, but she was not responding. Should I file for her absconding?

Apr 6, 2024
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Can I sponsor my new wife in the UAE after sponsoring my ex-wife?


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Q: Dear Lawyers,
I have sponsored my previous wife in the UAE before, but now I have remarried after separating.
Will it be a problem to apply for my new wife?



Dec 20, 2024
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Legal blog
3 available 3 • View allDeclaring the UAE as a Reciprocating Territory of India 2
As the bilateral relations between India and the United Arab Emirates have witnessed a rapid growth in the recent past, and to further augment their strategic partnership, the Central Government of India has on January 17, 2020, declared the UAE to be a reciprocating territory for the purposes of Section 44A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).
Feb 20, 2020
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Enforcement of Civil and Commercial Judgments in the Courts of India 3
Within the framework of judicial collaboration, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) entered into an agreement in October 1999 on juridical and judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters for the service of summons, judicial documents, commissions, execution of judgements and arbitral awards (the 1999 Agreement).
Mar 2, 2020
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نظرة على التعديلات الأخيرة على قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي 7
الأسرة هي عماد المجتمع، ويدور صلاحه مع صلاحها وجوداً وعدماً، فأن فسدت الاسرة فسد المجتمع؛ ولذلك اعتنت الشريعة الإسلامية بتنظيم العلاقات الاسرية أيما عناية. فالزوج والزوجة هما الأصول التي يتفرع منها الأبناء، فإن لم تستقِم العلاقة بينهما انعكس ذلك على بقية أفراد الاسرة من الأبناء وبالتالي فسد مجتمع الأسرة. وفي دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة يولي المشرع اهتماماً بشؤون الأسرة من خلال قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي وتقنينه من وقت لآخر بإجراء عدد من التعديلات عليه لكي يتماشى مع أوضاع الأسرة المختلفة.
Dec 5, 2021
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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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I have given them 1.5 lack in office in India and here they are not paying me any salary. I am going into depression as I am not getting any solutions.
The only solution coming to my mind is a suicide, I don’t have any other options left. I have taken money in interest and people are daily coming to my house for money.
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What happens to the company and its operations if one of the partners is deceased? 0
X Real Estate LLC is a newly formed LLC company in the mainland (DED) with 10 partners, 9 of them Indians and one Pakistani.
As per the new provisions, the company is owned 100 % by expatriate residents. The company’s business is buying and selling real estate in the UAE.
Query:
What happens to the company and other partners, when one partner dies with or without a will?
Can the remaining partners continue to operate the bank account or it will be frozen?
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Will this affect the other businesses of the remaining 9 partners in any way?
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