Q: Hello, I live with my husband's mother in the same home. she is always abusing me verbally and emotionally. I have been suffering a lot. I asked my husband to provide me with a separate home but he keeps refusing. I don't want to continue living with him. I want to get divorced. Please advise me!

Q: Hello, I am living with my mother-in-law and she has destroyed my marriage with my husband. We have been married for 3 years and she always abuses me emotionally and calls me bad words. My husband refuses to provide for me a separate home. What can I do in this situation?

Q: Can a husband throw his wife and her belongings out of the house? The wife is a nursing mother and the husband and in-laws continually harass her about not eating well enough to produce milk for baby (even though breastfeeding is all going ok). They keep threatening her to go back to her parents if she is not able to breastfeed her baby. Also at the same time, they don't want to allow her to visit her parents. They don't want the 3-month-old baby to visit her parents. Is there anything legal that she can do to put a stop to all this emotional harassment?

Q: Dear Lawyers, My Muslim wife filed for divorce in my absence, and when I returned to the UAE, I found that she had taken a new tenancy contract in her own name, not allowing me to live with her and our two children. She is taking Khula. Can I force her with a criminal case to let me live with her since the divorce and custody are not finalized yet? Can I also file a criminal case for child abduction?

Q: Dear Lawyers, How long does it take to obtain an obedience order for a Muslim wife who left with two young children?

An interview-format article covering the topic of divorce for expatriates in the UAE and seeking to apply the laws of their countries. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

An interview-format article covering the topic of the legal & psychological effects of COVID-19 on marriage. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.