Q: Hello, I am a British citizen Living in the UK, and my ex-wife who is also a British citizen lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE with our 8-year-old daughter who is also British. We have been divorced by the UK court last year in Dec 2017- A financial order has also been passed by the UK court for Clean Break last month in her absence as she did not attend any hearings here in the UK. We had an informal contact arrangement prior to divorce whereby I was flying out from the UK to see my daughter in the UAE. But since October 2017 she has stopped me from seeing my daughter. I am told that the UK law cannot be enforced in the UAE and so, therefore, I am left with no choice but to pursue child contact through the UAE courts. During this period, I started a maintenance payment for the child via my bank account in the UK to her bank account in the UK, which she is not happy with as she demanded more. Also, if the UAE court does allow me a contact, the contact has to be practical as I cannot fly every other weekend. Where do I go from here?

Q: Hi, I’ve been married for 7 years with two beautiful children and we are expats living in Dubai (British). We decided to get divorced and I wanted to understand my rights in regards to the family name as she’s in media and uses my children as pawns on social media sites. She also puts up pictures that I don’t want to be associated with my family for legal reasons (alcohol-related as she doesn’t have a license and hosts paid media events illegally). Can I force her to change her surname? Do I have any rights over what pictures of my children are put up on media platforms? Do I have any rights over my family name relating to social media? Thank you

Q: Divorced Muslim wife brings her boyfriend home where my young son lives and she drinks alcohol. Now, she lost her home due to rent delays that she didn't pay and she travelled with her boyfriend for a vacation outside the country and left my son with me. Kindly advise how to drop my son's custody from his mom.

س: السلام عليكم، هل يجوز رفع دعوى رؤية ثانية في محاكم دبي؟ مع العلم أنه توجد دعوى رؤية مفصول فيها سابقًا في محكمة عجمان بحكم الاستئناف. هل يعتبر الطرد من منزل الزوجية المثبت بالمستندات ضررًا يقنع الحكمين بالتطليق للضرر؟

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.