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3 available 3 • View allThe calculation of wife and child maintenance


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Q: Hi,
My friend's wife has filed a case for divorce. They've been married for a year and a half.
They have a 9-month old son. The wife works and earns AED 5600. My friend earns AED 15000, but he got some bank loans which he pays off with AED 7000.
How is wife and child maintenance going to be calculated?



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Getting Mehr and other rights upon divorce under Sharia Law



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Q: My husband and I married under Sharia Law. At the time of marriage, he provided a title deed stating that an apartment is not mortgaged in order to give it to me as my Mehr.
He promised to transfer the property within 5 days after the marriage. 8 months later, my husband claims that the apartment is actually mortgaged (not fully paid yet) and he refuses to transfer it stating that I do not deserve it and accusing me of being a bad wife.
He even stopped supporting me financially and he abuses me physically and emotionally. I have filed a complaint to the police after he hit me.
How can I get my Mehr? The apartment is mortgaged while I think it is not. How can I get a divorce without losing my rights?
Will I get compensation for not being financially supported?




May 3, 2020
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Alimony for the wife upon filing divorce by the husband


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Q: I got married in Seychelles and we attested our marriage in Dubai. My husband had an affair and so he is divorcing me.
I don’t want to get him in trouble by declaring this but I want my rights to alimony. I don’t have kids with him and I am employed (UAE residence visa).
How much and how long is he supposed to support me?



Jul 9, 2019
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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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There is an execution against me in the UAE; what should I do? How do I cancel the arrest warrant and summons, and how do I deal with the travel ban? Dear readers, we present this simplified article, in which we explain the implementation procedures briefly, how the defendant can deal with them, and the options he can take to enforce the judgment smoothly while decreasing the damages of implementation as much as possible.
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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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