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Q: I am a resident of Dubai. I want to ask about my husband who brought me from Dubai along with my 3-year-old son by fraud to spend a vacation in Pakistan in Dec 2019.
He forcefully took over child passport and other documents of UAE visa and left us alone in Pakistan and runaway back to UAE.
I am on an employment visa and my son is under his father's visa. I need to come back, but my husband is keeping the passport in Dubai with him and he is not ready to give it back to me.
I am stuck in Pakistan as I need to bring my son to UAE. Now he threatens that he misplaced all my personal belongings; my gold, jewellery and important documents in my absence from home in Dubai.
He wants to divorce me in Pakistan; that's why he is forcing me to stay in Pakistan so I cannot file a maintenance and child care claim in Dubai.
If I come back to Dubai, can I get help to get my son's passport from him in order to bring him to the UAE because the child can't live without his mother?



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Q: Dear,
I am writing this on behalf of my sister in law:
"I married this guy almost 15 years ago. He left for a job in the UAE. Now he rarely visits me in Pakistan in years. He also got married to some other Pakistani girl in the UAE.
Meanwhile, he is forcing me to live in Pakistan in his own home and does not directly give me the money to take care of myself and my children. He sends the amount to his father and he then assesses my needs and gives me a calculated amount.
Is there any law in the UAE through which I can bind him to pay me my expenses or I can take khulaa (separation)?"
P.S. The lady is really heartbroken and desperate. Please respond asap, I shall be very thankful.

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Q: Dear lawyer,
I want to ask about my husband who brought me to Pakistan along with my 4-year-old son on vacation and forcefully took my son's passport from me and left me all alone with the child without any expenditure.
I am on job visa and my son is under father sponsorship. Now I cannot travel back with my child because my inlaws are holding the passport for my son and blackmailing me that they will forcefully take my child.
I want to come back to the UAE as I have to report to my employer but I need my son's passport. My husband blocked my number and closed communication when he went back.



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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.
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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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