Q: My husband and I are married for 11 years. We lived our life in Dubai till January 2019. I moved back to Germany with our 3 kids. My husband wanted to follow us at the end of 2019. Now, he wants a divorce out of a sudden. Can he proceed with the divorce in the UAE without me being present? What are my rights and what can I expect in terms of child support and custody? He had been married under the sharia law back in 2008.

Q: Hi, I want to ask a question about divorce in the UAE. My wife and I would like to get a mutual consent divorce. She has left the UAE and her residency visa sponsored by me has been canceled. She has been out of the UAE for more than a year now. Can I still file for a divorce in the UAE? She is willing to come on a visit visa for court hearings if needed. We do not have any children and no contracts are made, just a Hindu marriage. Can you please advise me if this is possible and the fees, procedures etc.?

Q: Hello, I would like to ask if I can file a divorce even when my ex-husband is not present here in the UAE.

Q: Can my husband be forced to pay alimony if he is living in another GCC country? We married in Dubai and I am the only UAE resident. He wants to divorce me but he doesn’t want to send a message or email when he says that he divorces me.

Q: A wife filed a case for divorce 1 year ago. The court judgment rejected her divorce and alimony and to obey her husband. Not to leave home without permission. The same day she left home, her kids, and the country without permission. She canceled her visa. Soon I also left UAE. None is a resident of the UAE now and they have no visas. Now She filed an execution case for her alimony and again for divorce of harm also. We didn't meet after 1st case. As she is not in the country. Never came back. How can I harm then? What should I do? I am also not living in the UAE. Children are with me. My question is, how can she open a case when both have not been living in the UAE for the last 1 year? How come I should pay her alimony when she never came back home and also left the UAE the same night after the court judgment? I don't know where she is living. How and why do I pay her alimony when she left her home, kids, and country without info and permission? All again I need to prove that divorce for harm case. Like retrial of the same case and jurisdiction also

Q: Hello, My wife and I are from two different countries (Egypt and Tunisia), and we both reside in the UAE. She recently traveled back to Tunisia, and while her residency in the UAE is still active, we are unsure if she will return. We have agreed to divorce and do not have children. How should we proceed with the divorce process? Does she need to be in the UAE to complete it, or can the process be handled remotely?

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.