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3 available 3 • View allExpenses borne by husband in case of divorce by mutual consent


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Q: Hello,
I agreed with my wife to divorce by mutual consent. We have a son and a daughter (12 years old and 8 years old). We agreed that custody would go to the mother. My salary is 35,000 AED.
I will pay the agreed-upon deferred dowry and will cover the house rent, education, and medical care for my children.
What other expenses am I obligated to cover, and approximately how much are they?
Is there an alimony of mut'aa (consolatory gift given by the husband to the wife upon divorce) in case of mutual consent divorce? What is its approximate value?
Are there custody expenses for a divorced woman? What is its approximate monthly value?
Child support, what is its approximate monthly value?
(Given that I will cover housing, education, and medical care, with the total housing and education expenses amounting to 10,000 dirhams per month, and they have comprehensive health insurance), how much do I need to add to this?
Do I pay an alimony of Idda (waiting period)? What is its approximate value?
Are there any other monthly expenses or costs?
We want to know the details of the expenses that I will pay so that the divorce can be amicable and satisfactory to both parties.
Thank you very much!



May 3, 2020
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Cost and proceedings of a mutually-agreed divorce in the UAE
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Q: Salam.
Would like to know, how one can initiate divorce in the UAE, both husband and wife are willing to separate.
How long will the process be, if one goes to court on own? And if one takes assistance from a Lawyer, how fast it can be done and what could be total approx. cost?
Thanks

Feb 8, 2018
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حساب نفقة المطلقة بدون أولاد في أبوظبي


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س: السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،
أنا وزوجتي الثانية نمر بظروف صعبة وأفكر جديًا في الطلاق؛ علمًا بأنه لا يوجد أبناء منها وتزوجنا منذ سنة.
أنا موظف في إحدى شركات أبوظبي وأتقاضى راتبًا جيدًا جدًا ولكن لدي التزامات كثيره؛ منها ديون للبنك للسيارات وأقساط شراء مسكن وغيره.
زوجتي أيضًا موظفة في إحدى شركات أبوظبي وتتقاضى راتبًا جيدًا. أعلم أن قانون دائرة قضاء أبوظبي ينص على نفقة العدة ونفقة المتعة للمطلقة من غير أبناء ولكن لا توجد طريقة احتساب واضحة وأود معرفة حجم الضرر قبل اتخاذ القرار النهائي.
لتيسير احتساب النفقات، نفترض أن راتبي الإجمالي من غير الخصومات الشهرية هو خمسون ألف درهم. ما طريقة احتساب النفقة في هذه الحالة؟
معلومة إضافية، زوجتي الأولى في عصمتي ولدي ثلاثة أبناء منها.



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نظرة على التعديلات الأخيرة على قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي 7
الأسرة هي عماد المجتمع، ويدور صلاحه مع صلاحها وجوداً وعدماً، فأن فسدت الاسرة فسد المجتمع؛ ولذلك اعتنت الشريعة الإسلامية بتنظيم العلاقات الاسرية أيما عناية. فالزوج والزوجة هما الأصول التي يتفرع منها الأبناء، فإن لم تستقِم العلاقة بينهما انعكس ذلك على بقية أفراد الاسرة من الأبناء وبالتالي فسد مجتمع الأسرة. وفي دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة يولي المشرع اهتماماً بشؤون الأسرة من خلال قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي وتقنينه من وقت لآخر بإجراء عدد من التعديلات عليه لكي يتماشى مع أوضاع الأسرة المختلفة.
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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.
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