Q: What would be my visa status after divorcing my husband in Dubai? Since I am on his visa he says that I can continue to remain on his visa, but he got me into this country with our marriage certificate from India under the Special Marriage Act. Thank you.

Q: Hello Ma'am, My friend is living in Dubai with her husband and they are married for 11 years now. Both are Indian Hindus married in India. The husband wants to divorce my friend. She is financially fully dependent. The husband has filed for divorce in Dubai and they are called for first guidance meeting. The reason for divorce is nothing but incompatibility issues. The husband feels that the wife is not smart and educated enough as per his standards and since a long time is finding a reason to get part ways with her. He has been trying since long that she just leaves on her own and he would not have to do anything for her. When nothing else worked, he took this step. She is very naive. He wants her to sign the paper in the guidance office. The most important thing is that she has nowhere to go if this divorce happens. They have no kids. However, the way he is keeping her now and all these years, she is just happy to stay that way only and does not want to part ways with him. How can she avoid this divorce from happening?

Q: Hello, My husband has filed a divorce case after 11 years of our marriage. The marriage took place in India as per the Hindu Marriage Law. I appeared before the court on 20th June with my documents. I was asked to bring my documents after translating them to Arabic. I do not want to give him a divorce and I am a financially dependent woman on him all alone in Dubai as an expat Indian wife. I do not have enough money to hire a lawyer. What should I do? Do I need to keep a lawyer or I can get my documents translated to Arabic and submit to the judge? Since I don't have money to give the lawyer, is my husband legally liable to provide me with the lawyer fees for the divorce case? Or is there any lawyer who can fight my case and get his legal fees from my husband? I need urgent help as the next hearing is after two weeks.

Q: I am divorced as per UAE personal status law 28/2005. I have filed for custody and expenses for my 8-year-old kid. Kindly advise the procedures with the court and the documents required. Also, my husband is threatening to get the property which is under my name in India, can he file a case here in Dubai?

Q: I am an Indian expatriate and I have been granted divorce recently by Dubai Courts. During the last two hearings, my wife was not present. Would it be considered an ex-parte divorce or a contested divorce? Also, would this divorce be valid in India? * I have read that the UAE Notified As A Reciprocating Territory Under Section 44A Of Civil Procedure Code. But I am not sure if this divorce would be valid in India.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My sister and her husband got married in India, but since they are working in Dubai, my sister filed a divorce case here in the Dubai Court. She was granted a divorce, but the husband escaped from the UAE to India without paying maintenance for my sister and children. The children are staying with their grandmother in India. What should she do?

Q: Dear Lawyers, My wife and I (Indian nationals) have been divorced in Dubai by the Dubai Court, and we have stamped the court judgment at the Indian Consulate in Dubai, the UAE Ministry of Justice, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, granting her custody of the children. My ex-wife now wants to remove my surname and home address from her passport. Can she get this done at the BLS Passport Office in Dubai by showing the Dubai court judgment, which has already been stamped by the Indian Consulate? Her passport was issued in Dubai. She is saying that the Indian passport office is NOT recognizing the divorce granted by the Dubai court. Can this be true, or is she lying? The Dubai court judgment is already stamped by the Indian Consulate in Dubai, the Ministry of Justice, and MOFA. Is it necessary to get a new divorce judgment from India, as we were trying to avoid the cost, time, and effort involved in Indian courts? Could you please guide me on this? I would be very grateful for your help. Regards,

Q: Hi, I've got a mutual divorce decree from the Dubai Courts. Is there anything else I need to do to ensure its validity in India? Thanks!

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).

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).

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.