Q: Hello Sir, 2 yrs back I married an Indian guy who is living in Sharjah from 27yrs. After our marriage, I was living with him and his family. Due to domestic violence and mental harassment 3 months back he left me in India and get my passport with him. So, can I file a complaint against him in Sharjah police station and what will they do? Please advise me.

Q: Hello, I'm a 23 years old college student, Jordanian living in the UAE. I want to know whether it is legally permitted for a father to ban his daughter from going to her university because she decided to take off her hijab/head scarf. Thank you

Q: An NRI man claimed that he was divorced and approached me and I'm a divorcee too. When he came down I came to know that he did not get his divorce when I questioned him. He forced for sex, infact raped, video taped it and threatened that would kill my son if i dont agree. Later I had to agree and then he married me and always threatened. Meanwhile during this time I also came to know that he had affairs with many women and cheated a few too. Currently he has affair with his colleague in his office. His sister and brother in law too initially lied that he was a divorcee and later whenever I went to their house they harrased me both physically and abused me badly. I don't have any support or anyone to save me. I'm scared that he would release the video which he took without my knowledge when he had sex with me and kill my son. He ran away to Dubai. I need justice. How can I get justice. He is in Dubai and works for Art Marine LLC. He lived with me in Dubai for 2 months and threatened me not to tell out.

Q: Hello. I'm having some personal issues with my family. I'm being harassed over my own beliefs. They're Muslims but I don't exactly believe in what they believe. I'm officially a Muslim as that's what was assigned to me at birth. Is it legal for me to convert to a different religion? Can I somehow legally make my family stop what they're doing? Thanks.

Q: I am an American living in the UAE. I need to leave the country but I can't leave because my visa is sponsored by my father who is refusing to cancel it. What do I do?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am an Arab expatriate woman living in the UAE, sponsored by my company on a work visa. I live with my oppressive family and I want to move out and live independently. Can my father legally attempt to force me to come back? Does the law protect me from potential abuse from my parents following this decision? Can they file a missing persons report, and what are the consequences of that? Can I file a restraining order, and does that guarantee they won't approach me? I would really appreciate your help. My living situation is unbearable and I need to leave this household for the sake of my mental and physical wellbeing.

Q: Hello, I’m a 20-year-old (soon to be 21) Emirati university student, and I’ve been horribly abused by my brother for decades. My father passed away not long ago, I have a half-brother but he’s also a bad person and my 2nd brother is very abusive. I live with him and my mother and my mother doesn’t seem to care about me getting abused physically, emotionally, and psychologically. I called the police on him 2 times before and all they said was to go to the hospital and get a report. They didn’t do anything else to help. I eventually went and got a report. But my mother is threatening me if I ever report him. I don’t know what to do, I get 20K dirhams monthly because I was still underage when my dad died. But my brother and mother are not getting anything and they’re eating my money. I was thinking of moving out, but I’m not sure if it’s legal for me because of the Sharia law. Please help me I can’t stay here any longer. If I don’t leave, I will take my own life.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am a 21-year-old female residing in the UAE. I have a job and am capable of supporting myself. I want to move out of my family's home because I am experiencing mental torture, and I no longer wish to live with them. I have a 13-year-old brother who does not attend to school due to my parents. Is there a way for me to move out of the house with my brother?

Q: My father is my guardian and family sponsor. What legal rights does he have over me? I am 19 years old and I want to leave the country.

Q: Hello, I am trying to leave the country. My father is my residency sponsor and guardian. I am 19 years old and not from the UAE. Am I allowed to travel alone without my father’s consent? I am planning to run away and seek asylum abroad because they are abusive, and I have proof of it. My father does not know that I am traveling, but after I pass immigration, he might receive an SMS notification that I have passed immigration and exited the country. Can he file a travel ban on me after I pass immigration? Can he stop me in any way? Since the age of majority in the UAE is 21, I am unsure if I am considered an adult. This is an emergency, and my father could kill me.

Parents have welcomed the UAE’s new child protection law which is a pivotal source to help to provide children and youngsters with ​a safer and happier living in the UAE.

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.