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Q: My husband and I are Romanian. We got married in Seychelles and live in Dubai. We own an apartment we bought one year ago.
I caught my husband using prostitutes. I have proof of it as entry logs to my apartment when I was at work, many girls have visited.
I want a divorce. Can my husband claim the apartment as it's jointly in our name?
Can he get into trouble for using prostitutes in Dubai?





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Q: Question about property division in Dubai after divorce:
My husband divorced with his ex-wife. During their marriage, he bought property office unit (he paid money to buy it and he still paying for maintaining from his pocket) and gifted it to her. Now they divorced, can he get his half? What is Dubai law rules?
They are in court proceedings for the property division in Russia, in case if he can agree with her to sign this unit under his name, is it acceptable for Dubai? What documents does he need to show here in order to do property registration back to his name?

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The status of a jointly bought property upon divorce


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Q: I am an Indian woman who was under my husband's sponsorship in Dubai. We had purchased an apartment in 2017 which is still under construction - in our joint names (50-50).
The builder was supposed to give it by end of 2018, but it is still not ready. 60% of the payment needs to be done at the time of handover. We have the Oqood certificate.
Now, we have decided to get divorced in India. I had given money towards the property's initial installments.



May 22, 2021
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Joint Custody in the UAE Civil Personal Status for Non-Muslims 1
Joint Custody in UAE Law Article 10 of the Federal Decree Law No. 41 of 2022 on Civil Personal Status for Non-Muslims shines a spotlight on the significance of Shared custody following divorce. This article recognizes joint and equal custody as a right for both the father and mother post-separation or divorce.
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Laws & Regulations
2 available 2 • 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.
Nov 19, 2005
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Law No. (7) of 2006 Concerning Real Property Registration in the Emirate of Dubai 1
This Law sets the rules and procedures for registration of real property in Dubai. The right to own real property in Dubai is restricted to UAE and GCC nationals, to companies fully owned by these and to public joint stock companies. Freehold ownership by non-UAE nationals may be approved by the Ruler in certain areas.
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