Q: Hello, My sister is married to an Indian who is working in Dubai for the last 6-7 years. He has been completely cut off from his wife and 1-year-old kid for the last 3 months. He writes in emails that he doesn’t want to continue and that he is going to cancel my sister's residence visa. What options do we have in this case? My sister wants that he should continue the marriage but his activities do not suggest so. Is he not liable for anything? What rights do we have to pressurize him or in the future should we apply for abandonment/divorce in India or Dubai?

Q: Assalam Alaikum, I am French and have 4 children, and I am 3 months pregnant. I reside in the UAE and my husband clearly stated that he is leaving for Turkey because life is less expensive than the UAE and that I will have to pay all the bills here by myself and take care of the kids as I am working here. What can I do? What about when the baby will be born? All my children are under my residency (iqama) Alhamdulillah but will I be able to add my baby under my iqama knowing that the father abandoned us and we are not legally divorced? Jazakum Allahu Khairan for your answer.

Q: Dear sir/madam, I have filed for a maintenance case without an intention for divorce. The case has reached the hearing stage. In the first hearing, my husband said that he wants to offer me a settlement outside the court. The next hearing is after 4 days and till now, he has not presented anything to me. I am still his wife. What kind of settlement can he offer in a maintenance case?

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 Sir/Madam, My wife and I, both Australian citizens, are getting a divorce in the UAE. If the court orders me to pay living expenses and later I move out to work in a different country (such as Saudi Arabia), do the court orders still apply?

Q: My husband has stopped paying the rent of my home and stopped paying the fees for my daughter's education. I started a marital amicable reconciliation lawsuit which is under consideration. I also registered a Petition on Order, and the court ordered that my husband should provide a home for me immediately. The court tried to phone my husband but he did not pick up the phone since he is working in Saudi Arabia. Question A) How do I enforce the order that I received? Should I go to the police station? How do I get money from the UAE assets and accounts of my husband? Question B) Are orders and verdicts of Dubai Courts executable in Saudi Arabia? What is the procedure to start the execution of Dubai Court orders and verdicts in Saudi Arabia? Since I now have no home and very little money, please help me.

There are rights and obligations for both parties of the marriage contract arise as a result of divorce, which often disputed by the spouses. Here we will explain the due alimony and its types for the wife (divorced - widow) and children after divorce in accordance with the UAE Personal Status Law, Federal Law No. 28 of 2005 and its explanatory memorandum.

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.