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4 available 4 • View allThe legal repercussions for an unmarried couple to live together in the UAE
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Q: Hi,
I would like to know if there would be any legal repercussions for an unmarried couple to live together in the UAE while one of them is battling a divorce case back in their home country?

Nov 18, 2020
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Cohabitation in the UAE
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Q: I'm going to marry my girlfriend at the end of the summer and before the wedding we are going to live together in my apartment.
Is it legal in the UAE if we are not married yet?
May 10, 2016
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The applicability of the recent cohabitation law on married couples
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Q: My wife lives with an Emirati in Ras Al Khaimah.
She claims that she can do that because of the recent cohabitation law in the UAE.
Is her interpretation of cohabitation correct?

May 9, 2021
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How to prove the partnership of a property with the fiancé?
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Q: Hi!
Last year, my fiancé and I put money together to buy a property in Dubai. The mortgage and title deed are both in his name as we were unsure if we could co-own as an unmarried couple.
As I have contributed about 30% to the downpayment of the property and continue to pay about 30% of the mortgage, how can I claim 30% ownership?
Would my name need to be on the title deed? Or can we have a contract written?

Feb 9, 2022
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Legal blog
1 available 1 • View allRecent Amendments of the Laws in the UAE 4
An interview-format article covering the topic of the new amendments to the laws in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.
Feb 3, 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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السلام عليكم،
نحن شركة ذات مسؤولية محدودة ولدينا كفيل إماراتي صوري، ولكن بالرخصة التجارية هو شريك. هذا الكفيل صاحب أخلاق عالية ولا خوف منه ويعرف نفسه بأنه ليس بشريك فعلي.
السؤال: إذا، لا سمح الله، توفي فقد نخوض مشاكل قانونية مع عائلته، فما الحل القانوني الذي يمكن أن ننجزه معه الآن ضمانًا لحقوقنا مستقبلاً؟
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السلام عليكم،
هل يحق للبنك في إمارة دبي أن يرفع دعوى جنائية أو مدنية ضد عميل لم يسدد مبالغ الفائدة بل سدد فقط المبالغ التي قدمها البنك أصليًا (مبلغ القرض فقط)؟
منحه البنك بطاقة ائتمانية بحجة أنه "قرض حسن بدون فوائد"، وبعدما استخدم العميل البطاقة الائتمانية بفترة زمنية قصيرة وفجأةً تم إرسال رسالة إلى العميل تفيد بأن هناك مبالغ متراكمة بسبب الفائدة البنكية بقيمة ٤٠٪ من القرض الأساس المُقدم إليه.
علمًا بأنه تم تزويد العميل بالبطاقة الائتمانية عن طريق البريد السريع لعنوان منزله بدون طلب رسمي من العميل بذلك، بالإضافة إلى أنه لا يوجد أي من المستندات التالية بين البنك والعميل:
١- عقد. ٢- اتفاقية. ٣- شيكات كضمان. ٤- سند أو شريعة أو قبول خطي أو غير خطي أو توثيق يتضمن أي توقيع من الأطراف؛ بمعنى آخر، لا يوجد أي اتفاق على الإطلاق.
العميل سدد المبالغ التي استخدمها ورفض دفع مبالغ الفائدة البنكية المضافة سالفة الذكر.
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