Q: I gave a loan of 75,000 AED to my husband. We got divorced. What should I do, start a Personal Status case using Article 62/1 or a Civil Case? A: If a paper is signed that he has received the amount, the direction will be towards the civil lawsuit and filing a lawsuit against the defendant…

Dear Madam, After Greetings, Please note that if a paper is signed that he has received the amount, the direction will be towards the civil lawsuit and filing a lawsuit against the defendant with a performance order, opening an execution file, and then implementing the decision, the judgment, issued against him. With full respect and appreciation!

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Q: I am looking for legal advice on divorce in the UAE. I am Belarusian non-Muslim and my husband is Tunisian Muslim. We have 1.5-month-old daughter Belarusian citizen. The marriage contract was made in Tunisia and legalised in Tunisia, the UAE and Belarus. The father is mentioned in the daughter's birth certificate. Since September, I stayed in Belarus and I am here with a daughter now. In April, I am travelling for the UAE visa validity (6 months) just for a week and coming back to work in July from maternity leave. I want to file for divorce as my husband had aggressive behaviour towards me, was physically violent 3 times during my pregnancy and abused me verbally. He also refused to support me while pregnant, and since August 20th, 2017, I was not able to work and I had no source for living while paying AED 5460 loan monthly, that was the reason of leaving back to Belarus for maternity. Can you please advise if my husband can ban my daughter while coming in April on a tourist visa? Also, what is the actual procedure to file a divorce in my case?

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Divorce and maintenance for a wife

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Federal Law No. (28) of 2005 On Personal Status

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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