Q: Hi Shamsa, I am seeking some advice. While I was in India, my husband removed everything from the house; leaving me with the basics. The apartment was beautifully built and now it's in a deplorable state. I wasn't informed and it was without my knowledge. He has moved everything into a new apartment which I don't know where it is. He refuses to pay me any maintenance and insists on divorce, which I don't want. Can you please advise?

Q: I got divorced in Dubai with mutual consent between me and my ex-wife in 2019. My ex-wife has now engaged a lawyer and is seeking to file a new divorce in India, since as per her lawyer the divorce decree granted by the Dubai court is not valid and binding as we were married in Mumbai, India. Hence the document doesn't seem to be a valid document and I am legally married to her according to her lawyer. Additionally, since I recently got married again here, they are claiming that a criminal case can be filed since bigamy is not permitted in India. I was advised that a divorce by mutual consent from Dubai is valid and binding in India as well. Please advise.

Q: A marriage between Greek National and Indian origin was solemnized in India at Delhi marriage courts. Living in Dubai since 2015 as she was based in Dubai and then in Nov of the year 2016, a child was born and she moved back to Greece. Since then, she has disappeared and On 11 Oct 2018, she was granted ex-parte divorce in her home country in Cyprus on many grounds, and the document was shared by her. As the marriage was solemnized and registered in Delhi under the Christian marriage act in India and this document was invalid to grant me a divorce. Hence, in 2019, I filed a case in Delhi seeking divorce against the ex-parte decision received also contesting the grounds of divorce granted. Since then, the lawyer in Delhi has sent three notices through registered post on WhatsApp asking the respondent to be present, however, no response was received. I fought the case in the UAE and got a divorce on the above grounds. Is it valid for submission to the Indian consulate in the UAE? How long will the UAE courts take?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, My wife and I, both Australian citizens, are getting a divorce in the UAE. If the court orders me to pay living expenses and later I move out to work in a different country (such as Saudi Arabia), do the court orders still apply?

Q: My husband has stopped paying the rent of my home and stopped paying the fees for my daughter's education. I started a marital amicable reconciliation lawsuit which is under consideration. I also registered a Petition on Order, and the court ordered that my husband should provide a home for me immediately. The court tried to phone my husband but he did not pick up the phone since he is working in Saudi Arabia. Question A) How do I enforce the order that I received? Should I go to the police station? How do I get money from the UAE assets and accounts of my husband? Question B) Are orders and verdicts of Dubai Courts executable in Saudi Arabia? What is the procedure to start the execution of Dubai Court orders and verdicts in Saudi Arabia? Since I now have no home and very little money, please help me.

Q: Dear Lawyers, My wife and I (Indian nationals) have been divorced in Dubai by the Dubai Court, and we have stamped the court judgment at the Indian Consulate in Dubai, the UAE Ministry of Justice, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, granting her custody of the children. My ex-wife now wants to remove my surname and home address from her passport. Can she get this done at the BLS Passport Office in Dubai by showing the Dubai court judgment, which has already been stamped by the Indian Consulate? Her passport was issued in Dubai. She is saying that the Indian passport office is NOT recognizing the divorce granted by the Dubai court. Can this be true, or is she lying? The Dubai court judgment is already stamped by the Indian Consulate in Dubai, the Ministry of Justice, and MOFA. Is it necessary to get a new divorce judgment from India, as we were trying to avoid the cost, time, and effort involved in Indian courts? Could you please guide me on this? I would be very grateful for your help. Regards,

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.

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.