Q: Salaam, I'm an Indian expatriate living and working in the UAE since June 2018. Got married on 5th September 2019 in Dubai under the Sharia law. My husband works in Dubai. I work in Ajman. We live in Ajman. My husband & his family have been harassing me for gold & money from the first day of marriage. He has been exploiting me physically, emotionally & financially. I have been paying for everything including rent & groceries & even sending monthly expenses to his family in India. His brother in law and sister have been harassing me to apply for a loan to give them the money. I have been used emotionally and physically for pleasure and financially to bear the expenses of his family through my salary. Today he packed up his stuff & left the house saying that we can't live together anymore. I want to file a complaint against him & his family for physical & mental torture & for demanding gold & money. Please advise.

Q: Salam, I am in need of great help, I am asking my question through my sister as I don't have access to my phone or internet. I am born an brought up in Dubai, and I am married with three kids and stay in Sharjah now. I am going through a lot of stress because of my husband. He threatens to hit me, he locks me up with my kids and goes to the office, he even took away my phone so I cannot contact my family, he asked me to cut off all the ties with my family members and they are also not allowed to meet me. He has installed a camera at home to keep an eye on me, he also had an affair with an Indonesian female, he threatens to send me to Pakistan with my kids, I really don't want to go there as my whole family is here. My family cant help me because their financial condition is not very stable. My husband wants me to leave him so that he will not have to pay any alimony for me and my help. I have had a lot of health issues, I really need some help, I feel I will die due to depression.

Q: Hello, I have a few questions: 1. My first court hearing date is set for my labor case, has the employer been notified by Dubai court of such? 2. I have a remote hearing case in 2 weeks' time, how do I request a translator for the remote hearing beforehand? 3. I have already submitted all documents, what do I need to submit during the first hearing? 4. Will there be access to listen to what was said during the session after the court session is over? 5. In the event the employer does not attend the hearing, will they postpone or continue as normal? Thanks!

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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.

The law promulgates UAE Civil Procedures Code (Civil Procedure Law) which governs civil procedures in the United Arab Emirates, including the prosecution before the courts, litigation and execution.