Q: Hi, I'm a Muslim expat living in Dubai for 16 years with wife and son. I had an affair and my wife wants to divorce despite I asked a number of times to try fixing the marriage. As she seems determined to divorce I want to check what are the UAE laws about alimony and other financial and legal terms.

Q: A woman is divorced, then she marries another one. Would the ex-husband continue to provide housing, clothing, and food support (basics) to the wife and child/ren?

Q: Can a wife on a tourist visa forcefully enter my home even if I am not a sponsor?

Q: My ex-wife had refused to take my house in Sharjah. She refused to accept that I arrange a house and asked for a full one-time payment. And despite we paid, she is reluctant to provide a house contract and refused to comply the request and proof of residence as the court has granted housing allowance to her. She had asked for housing as she did not had any whereas she has still staying with her family since then. In this situation, do I have the right to ask the court to cancel or reduce this amount in this scenario or she can again twist this in some way. Will this be a fruitful exercise to lodge the issue?

There are rights and obligations for both parties of the marriage contract arise as a result of divorce, which often disputed by the spouses. Here we will explain the due alimony and its types for the wife (divorced - widow) and children after divorce in accordance with the UAE Personal Status Law, Federal Law No. 28 of 2005 and its explanatory memorandum.

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.