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Divorce and maintenance calculation according to salary
I am divorcing my wife. She will have custody of our 3 children. My monthly salary is AED 20,000. I have a bank loan that I repay every month, and the repayment amount is AED 9,000.
When the UAE courts calculate 'child maintenance' and 'alimony', will they calculate based on the AED 20,000 that I earn or on the AED 11,000 that is remaining after I pay my monthly loan instalment?
Please advise.
Thank you
Dear Sir,
Thank you for contacting on this query.
The maintenance and alimony for the wife will be determined on the basis of the religion of husband/wife and place of marriage.
As a general rule, the maintenance and alimony will be calculated on the basis of gross salary i.e. AED 20,000/-.
If you could give me more information on the religion and place of marriage, I can guide you further on the divorce system.
You can write me at hari.wadhwana@alnassaradvocates.com or call me on 052-9495731 for further discussion.
Please note that it will be a free consultation so do not hesitate to get in touch.
Regards,
Hari Wadhwana
