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Q: My concern is that my husband has done the 2nd marriage without taking permission from me and without informing me when I was in Pakistan.
When I came to Dubai, I knew about it but before that, my husband was not giving us any expenses and we were struggling but when I came to Dubai he apologized to me.
Now my husband wants to leave that woman since he is not earning that much money but I don't know what to do.
Should I approach the court since my husband wants to get rid of that woman? He does not even have children with her so should he file for divorce? or should I file a case against him for my sons' expenses?
Your advice will help me!




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Q: Hello,
I would like to ask. In November, I will marry (Sharia marriage) a civic party of the Arab Emirates (a citizen of Dubai) and I will be his second wife. But I'm a citizen of Ukraine.
My fiancé gives me the same requirements and living conditions as the natives of Dubai. The fact that my child will have the same rights and will be like a child from the first marriage where the woman is a native of Dubai.
But I read an article that, like his wife and a stranger, I have no legal personality (inheritance, rights of UAE citizens, money for childbirth from the state...etc.) of the UAE citizens...etc.
I wanted to ask if it was true and where I can find this information somewhere. I used it on the UAE website but I didn't find anything.
Thank you very much

Aug 25, 2020
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Q: Kindly advise the process for second marriage registration for Muslims?

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ضمن إطار سلسلة التعديلات التي طرأت مؤخراً على عدد من القوانين الاتحادية لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، أصدر صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس الدولة، في 25 أغسطس 2020، مرسوماً بقانون اتحادي رقم (5) لسنة 2020 بتعديل بعض أحكام القانون الاتحادي رقم (28) لسنة 2005 في شأن الأحوال الشخصية.
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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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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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