Questions & Answers
Will it be legal for a pregnant woman to deliver a baby in the UAE outside wedlock?
Hi Sir,
Now, I am pregnant for 5 months, and it is legal to deliver the baby, without question.
But because I was pregnant for 5 months before, can we get married after 6 months of pregnancy?
Effectively, from January 2 it is no more a crime to have relationships or live with your partner outside of marriage, and if a couple falls pregnant then they will not be breaking the law.
The legislation states that "Any couple conceiving a child out of wedlock will be required to marry or singly or jointly acknowledge the child and provide identification papers and travel documents in accordance with the laws of the country of which either is a national, considering the applicable laws of that nation. Failing this, a criminal case would introduce a prison term of two years for both correspondents."
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