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Alimony and legal rights of the wife and child upon divorce
Hi,
I'm a Muslim expat living in Dubai for 16 years with wife and son. I had an affair and my wife wants to divorce despite I asked a number of times to try fixing the marriage.
As she seems determined to divorce I want to check what are the UAE laws about alimony and other financial and legal terms.
Dear Questioner,
Please note that the payment of alimony completely depends upon your salary.
You will have pay for your son his educational expenses and insurance amount, accommodation expenses...etc. Please note the relevant law quoted below for your reference.
Article 63 of the Federal Law No. 28 of 2005 Concerning Personal Status (the 'Personal Status Law') which states:
(1) Maintenance shall cover food, clothing, housing, treatment, a servant for the wife if she is served in her family's house and what is kindly required by conjugal relationship.
(2) Maintenance shall be determined according to the financial ability of the maintainer and the condition of the dependent and the economic situations in terms of place and time. However, maintenance shall not be less than the sufficient limit.
(3) The exploration (inspection) certificate shall be sufficient for deciding the kinds of maintenance, the amount of custody, the house and the conditions on which any decided thing of what is mentioned depends."
Hope the above clarification is satisfactory. You may write to me if you need any further clarification.
Thank you.
Rajasree Ravivarma
0544461746
cloudsdarker@gmail.com
sharia law has detailed provisions providing marriage , divorce and post divorce arrangements. personal status court is the body dealing with the personal affairs of citizens and residents in the emirates. the procedure starts with the registration of case at family counseling center of personal status court. you can reach me at 0527520742(call/whatsapp)
