Q: Hi Sir We are Indian Hindu married for 13 years and have two boys. We lived in Dubai for three years. My husband cancelled my visa, sent us to India and deserted us from July 2017. I came to Dubai and filed for maintenance and the judgement came in my favour, ordering my husband to provide visa, house, school fees, maintenance...etc. Now, my husband filed for an appeal against this. What should I do in defence of the appeal? Will this appeal affect my maintenance? Kindly advise

Q: Hi Dr Amira, I am a Hindu Indian expat living in the UAE. My husband and I have legal cases going on in India and we are living separately in the UAE. My husband filed disobedience case against me here and I won the case in the Court of First Instance, but he filed an appeal and he won it in the Appeal Court. The judgement says I did not provide enough evidence, while I have provided all attested court documents from India. How can I get the court to re-look at the documents? Until when do I have time to file the appeal? I used legal support from a law firm but they have not helped much. Can you let me know how I can get the court to re-look at the documents, please?

Q: I have a divorce case in Dubai Court. My wife was the one who filed for it. The first judge decision was 10300 monthly my salary is 29500. I have debts which I submitted in the first court and now the same debts in the appeal. My question is in the appeal, how much approximately they may increase or decrease? By the way, they didn't give here maid allowance and they didn't decide about the schools.

Q: Can my wife move out with my 2 small kids before I file for divorce? Both of us are Muslim expats.

Q: Hi My wife has filed a maintenance case in Abu Dhabi. Now after the judgment, what are the possibilities that I can permanently return to my home country? If I go back to my home country, will the maintenance amount go down as my salary will be less in India? Please suggest.

Q: Dear Lawyers, In a Personal Status appeal case, do I need to upload the WhatsApp messages or evidence of abuse from my ex-husband again into the court system, even though I had already uploaded them in the previous case? Or should I only upload the receipts and invoices that show the expenses for which I disagreed with the amount or the judge's final decision?

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.