Q: Hi My name is Alma Matta and my husband works in the UAE government. We have a child together and we are still married. I live in the USA and my husband lives in the UAE. How can I get child support from him?

Q: What is the timeframe of a child support case + moral damage case? And will my husband be able to travel out of the UAE once the case is filed? Can he run away?

Q: I have a 3-year-old son who is currently being diagnosed with a disease that requires immediate medical attention and enough funding to avoid complication in his heart. Prior to this situation, I have asked his father months ago of his paternal obligation and financial support to our son but he has intentionally ignored us up to this date because he has a new family but they know of my sons' existence. I am very much desperate considering that time is very important and I don't have enough money to support the medical needs of my son. How can I oblige the father who is currently working in a big company in Dubai and does nothing on this matter?

Q: My husband has divorced me and now he wants the custody of the son through Sharjah court. I am an Indian and I want to solve this issue in India, what will happen if I do not reply to the court order of Sharjah. I don't want to go to court here as the law in my country is different. even though I am a Muslim.

Q: Dear lawyer, I want to ask about my husband who brought me to Pakistan along with my 4-year-old son on vacation and forcefully took my son's passport from me and left me all alone with the child without any expenditure. I am on job visa and my son is under father sponsorship. Now I cannot travel back with my child because my inlaws are holding the passport for my son and blackmailing me that they will forcefully take my child. I want to come back to the UAE as I have to report to my employer but I need my son's passport. My husband blocked my number and closed communication when he went back.

Q: Hi, This is about filing a divorce in the UAE and its credibility in India. Also, we got married in September 2019 so do we really need to wait for a year as per Indian law. Requesting you to guide, please. Thanks

Q: Hi, I am from the Philippines and stay in Abu Dhabi, UAE. I have delivered my 2-month-old baby girl. My husband is an Egyptian. He abandoned me and my daughter. He went to Egypt for vacation, but I noticed that he deleted all copies of his passport, visa, and Emirates ID from my phone. I want to apply for a passport for my baby but I don't have a copy of his documents. When I tried to send him a message, he closed the mobile. I found that he has another mobile and I saw it is online so I send messages but he blocked me. Now my questions are: - Can I apply for a passport for my baby without the presence of the father? - Can I file a case against him for abandonment? - I don't want him to come back here to the UAE. What will I do? Thank you for the answer!

Q: I have been abandoned in the UAE with my three children as my husband intends to divorce me from my home country. He hasn't paid any allowance for the last 10 months now, and also tarnished my image within my family with false accusations and also misled the judiciary in my home country. Can a legal professional help me as to how I can seek justice in the UAE?

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.