Arranging visits of father to the daughter through the UAE courts

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?