Q: Hello Mr. Khaled, I am in urgent need of help. I was divorced by the UAE courts on December 30, 2022, and my ex-husband has refused to pay alimony for my child and me. Our son is 2 years and 9 months old and since his birth, my ex has never supported us. Now that it is a court order and I lost my job last month, I am in dire need of this financial support as it is the right of my son. My ex says he will contest it, but he is just finding ways to avoid paying, as he has never done so before. I am afraid that he might flee the country. What can I do in this situation? I am unable to file an execution case as I do not have any finances. I am looking forward to a hopeful response. Thank you!

Q: Dear Sirs I married (Nikah) my husband, Egyptian national working in Dubai, on 17/03/2018. I was due to move to Dubai, and I translated all my official documents into Arabic, had them notarized...etc. because my husband promised to pay me. I have evidence of this promise in WhatsApp. This amounted to something like 15´000 SEK (Swedish krona), which is not a lot of money. Also, he has not paid my Mehr of merely 1000 SEK. Q. Can I do anything to claim my money back? Yours faithfully, S. K.

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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.