Q: Dear sir/madam, I have filed for a maintenance case without an intention for divorce. The case has reached the hearing stage. In the first hearing, my husband said that he wants to offer me a settlement outside the court. The next hearing is after 4 days and till now, he has not presented anything to me. I am still his wife. What kind of settlement can he offer in a maintenance case?

Q: Hi Shamsa, I am seeking some advice. While I was in India, my husband removed everything from the house; leaving me with the basics. The apartment was beautifully built and now it's in a deplorable state. I wasn't informed and it was without my knowledge. He has moved everything into a new apartment which I don't know where it is. He refuses to pay me any maintenance and insists on divorce, which I don't want. Can you please advise?

س: السلام عليكم، تزوجت منذ ثلاث سنوات وعندي بنت عمرها سنتين وسبعة أشهر. الزوج لم يوفر سكن ولا نفقة لي ولا حقوقي الزوجية منذ سنتين. أريد أن أطالب بحقوقي وحقوق ابنتي الصغيرة.

س: السلام عليكم، كم تبلغ نفقة الحاضن والمحضون بالدرهم في حالة الطلاق إذا كان معاش الطليق 49 ألف درهم إماراتي؟

س: السلام عليكم، هل يمكن رفع قضية نفقة بدون طلاق في الإمارات؟ و كيف يمكن للزوجة أن تطالب بمسكن مستقل عن بيت أهل الزوج؟ علمًا بأنها تسكن بملحق بفيلا مع أهل الزوج.

س: السلام عليكم، بكم تقدر نفقة المتعة ونفقة العدة؟ لم تحدث إحالة للمحكمة، الأمر فقط داخل التوجيه الأسري وبالاتفاق. كم المبلغ؟ للعلم راتب الشخص 48 ألف و500 درهم. فترة الزواج 12 سنة، ومعي ابنة فقط عمرها 10 سنوات.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My husband is refusing to renew my residency, and without it, I will lose my job by the end of this month. Since he wants me to go back to Nigeria, I asked him to allow me to take my kids, but he refused. I can't leave the kids alone in Dubai because he constantly abuses them physically, verbally, and psychologically. When he is angry, he beats them with a drumstick even when they do nothing wrong and threatens to send them to a village in Nigeria to work on his dad's farm. He slaps them hard, and the boys cry to me for comfort. He asked them to call me a witch and a bad person. When I was not working, he beat me constantly, saying it was because I was lazy and refused to get a job, despite my explanation that I had been trying. I need legal advice on how I can be allowed to take the kids with me back to Nigeria. Please, I want to find out what I can do.

There are rights and obligations for both parties of the marriage contract arise as a result of divorce, which often disputed by the spouses. Here we will explain the due alimony and its types for the wife (divorced - widow) and children after divorce in accordance with the UAE Personal Status Law, Federal Law No. 28 of 2005 and its explanatory memorandum.

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.