Q: Hello, I am a British citizen Living in the UK, and my ex-wife who is also a British citizen lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE with our 8-year-old daughter who is also British. We have been divorced by the UK court last year in Dec 2017- A financial order has also been passed by the UK court for Clean Break last month in her absence as she did not attend any hearings here in the UK. We had an informal contact arrangement prior to divorce whereby I was flying out from the UK to see my daughter in the UAE. But since October 2017 she has stopped me from seeing my daughter. I am told that the UK law cannot be enforced in the UAE and so, therefore, I am left with no choice but to pursue child contact through the UAE courts. During this period, I started a maintenance payment for the child via my bank account in the UK to her bank account in the UK, which she is not happy with as she demanded more. Also, if the UAE court does allow me a contact, the contact has to be practical as I cannot fly every other weekend. Where do I go from here?

س: قدمت على دعوى طاعة بتاريخ 23/12/2019 وتحصلت على إلزام بالطاعة بتاريخ 14/06/2020 مع رفض دعوى الطلاق. لم تنفذ الزوجة الطاعة وقدمت على دعوى إسقاط نفقة زوجية قيدت بتاريخ 24/03/2021. هل حكم إسقاط النفقة الزوجية في حال عدم تنفيذ حكم الطاعة يكون من تاريخ تقديم دعوى الطاعة 23/12/2019 أم من تاريخ الحكم بالطاعة 14/06/2020 اأ من تاريخ حكم دعوى إسقاط النفقة التي ستكون بعد 24/03/2021؟

Q: My wife and I have separated already 2 years and right now we decided to get divorced. We already opened a case for non-Muslim. She took my daughter to Spain to stay with her mother and she came back to Dubai alone a month back. She doesn't let me talk to my daughter AT ALL. She also told her mother to block me. And even my mother, who lives in the same city, not allowed to visit her. Since she took my baby to Spain, she allowed me to do a video call with her only 2 times (she is there already 2 months). And since mid of Sept, she allowed me to see baby only 1 time before she travelled with her. Before we initiated the divorce I could to call my baby every 2 days. We were taking turns to take care of her (1 week she is staying with me and 1 week with her). I know that I have a right to see and talk to my baby but she doesn't let me. Even right now she blocked me again for a week already and her mother too. Is there anything I can do in this case?

س: السلام عليكم، هل يجوز رفع دعوى رؤية ثانية في محاكم دبي؟ مع العلم أنه توجد دعوى رؤية مفصول فيها سابقًا في محكمة عجمان بحكم الاستئناف. هل يعتبر الطرد من منزل الزوجية المثبت بالمستندات ضررًا يقنع الحكمين بالتطليق للضرر؟

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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.