Q: Hello, I agreed with my wife to divorce by mutual consent. We have a son and a daughter (12 years old and 8 years old). We agreed that custody would go to the mother. My salary is 35,000 AED. I will pay the agreed-upon deferred dowry and will cover the house rent, education, and medical care for my children. What other expenses am I obligated to cover, and approximately how much are they? Is there an alimony of mut'aa (consolatory gift given by the husband to the wife upon divorce) in case of mutual consent divorce? What is its approximate value? Are there custody expenses for a divorced woman? What is its approximate monthly value? Child support, what is its approximate monthly value? (Given that I will cover housing, education, and medical care, with the total housing and education expenses amounting to 10,000 dirhams per month, and they have comprehensive health insurance), how much do I need to add to this? Do I pay an alimony of Idda (waiting period)? What is its approximate value? Are there any other monthly expenses or costs? We want to know the details of the expenses that I will pay so that the divorce can be amicable and satisfactory to both parties. Thank you very much!

Q: Both my husband and I are Indian - Keralite Roman Catholic staying in Dubai. I have been a victim of emotional and financial domestic abuse from my husband and my in-laws over dowry. Where do I stand legally in this matter? A year ago, my husband abandoned me and my child in my parents' place and went to Australia. He does not want to communicate with me despite my efforts of trying to contact him and remains hostile towards me. Where do I stand legally? Mine and my child’s maintenance has always been provided for by my parents and self-finance (I am working too) because of my husband’s bank loans and job loss in Dubai. Now he found employment in Australia but he does not want to provide maintenance for me and my child. Additionally, he demands that I pay for his business class tickets if I want him to come to Dubai to keep my UAE visa. Can I claim for maintenance from my husband without a divorce In this regard?

س: رجل مصري يعمل بالإمارات. زوجته تعيش بمصر مع طفلين ولم تعِش معه بالإمارات من قبل، أتت إلى الإمارات بدون علم زوجها وقامت برفع قضية نفقة. مع العلم أنني أدفع النفقات شهرياً، فهي تطلب نفقة لها وللأولاد وأجر مسكن ومصاريف مدارس وأنا أرغب بالطلاق في مصر. هل تقفل القضية لعدم الاختصاص بعد إتمام الطلاق بمصر؟ وما الذي سوف تحصل عليه الزوجه بالإمارات؟

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الأسرة هي عماد المجتمع، ويدور صلاحه مع صلاحها وجوداً وعدماً، فأن فسدت الاسرة فسد المجتمع؛ ولذلك اعتنت الشريعة الإسلامية بتنظيم العلاقات الاسرية أيما عناية. فالزوج والزوجة هما الأصول التي يتفرع منها الأبناء، فإن لم تستقِم العلاقة بينهما انعكس ذلك على بقية أفراد الاسرة من الأبناء وبالتالي فسد مجتمع الأسرة. وفي دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة يولي المشرع اهتماماً بشؤون الأسرة من خلال قانون الأحوال الشخصية الإماراتي وتقنينه من وقت لآخر بإجراء عدد من التعديلات عليه لكي يتماشى مع أوضاع الأسرة المختلفة.

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.