Q: Salam, I am in need of great help, I am asking my question through my sister as I don't have access to my phone or internet. I am born an brought up in Dubai, and I am married with three kids and stay in Sharjah now. I am going through a lot of stress because of my husband. He threatens to hit me, he locks me up with my kids and goes to the office, he even took away my phone so I cannot contact my family, he asked me to cut off all the ties with my family members and they are also not allowed to meet me. He has installed a camera at home to keep an eye on me, he also had an affair with an Indonesian female, he threatens to send me to Pakistan with my kids, I really don't want to go there as my whole family is here. My family cant help me because their financial condition is not very stable. My husband wants me to leave him so that he will not have to pay any alimony for me and my help. I have had a lot of health issues, I really need some help, I feel I will die due to depression.

Q: Salaam, I'm an Indian expatriate living and working in the UAE since June 2018. Got married on 5th September 2019 in Dubai under the Sharia law. My husband works in Dubai. I work in Ajman. We live in Ajman. My husband & his family have been harassing me for gold & money from the first day of marriage. He has been exploiting me physically, emotionally & financially. I have been paying for everything including rent & groceries & even sending monthly expenses to his family in India. His brother in law and sister have been harassing me to apply for a loan to give them the money. I have been used emotionally and physically for pleasure and financially to bear the expenses of his family through my salary. Today he packed up his stuff & left the house saying that we can't live together anymore. I want to file a complaint against him & his family for physical & mental torture & for demanding gold & money. Please advise.

Q: My husband beats me in front of my daughter and my father. I called the police and they told us to sign a warning paper about any physical or moral damage. How can I punish him for this abuse?

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have a pending divorce case. However, I discovered that my husband had hacked into my laptop and email account. He took pictures of my conversations with friends and printed them. Can he use this as evidence in court? Or can I counter-sue him for breach of privacy?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My friend is having marital problems because his wife keeps checking his phone without his permission, especially when he is asleep. This is a major source of conflict between them, especially when his wife finds pictures of other women on his phone.

Q: Salam Alaykum, My husband is very controlling. For instance, he refuses to transfer a SIM card from his name to mine. He takes pictures of my friends' cars when someone visits me and even spies on my child's tutor (a lady). There are many other situations I won’t mention now. Recently, I discovered that he secretly added a tracking device to my car. Alhamdulillah, I have nothing to hide, but I want to know if he is allowed to do that. Is it legal? Kind Regards,

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.