Q: I have a friend who got married in the UAE and now her husband sent her to Pakistan. She is 5 months pregnant also now and they are not giving her any money. He got married to somebody else also. What should she do now? She came from pakistan last week and her parents have nothing. Her husband is not ready to accept her. Please help

Q: Hello, My sister is married to an Indian who is working in Dubai for the last 6-7 years. He has been completely cut off from his wife and 1-year-old kid for the last 3 months. He writes in emails that he doesn’t want to continue and that he is going to cancel my sister's residence visa. What options do we have in this case? My sister wants that he should continue the marriage but his activities do not suggest so. Is he not liable for anything? What rights do we have to pressurize him or in the future should we apply for abandonment/divorce in India or Dubai?

Q: Hello, I am living with my mother-in-law and she has destroyed my marriage with my husband. We have been married for 3 years and she always abuses me emotionally and calls me bad words. My husband refuses to provide for me a separate home. What can I do in this situation?

Q: Dear sir/madam, Am I allowed to start opening a case against my husband for alimony and support if I have not given birth yet? Or do I have to wait until I give birth and then open a case against him?

Q: Good day everyone. We got married under Sharia Law in Dubai Courts and it is now 3 years with no kids. I have been suffering and enduring physical and verbal abuse throughout the marriage. But I just continued to stay in the hopes that my husband would change. I never thought of divorce because I was blinded by love and the concept of keeping our marriage sacred and with respect. Now, my husband has filed for divorce and his reason is our marriage will not work because of what he did last year (adultery). I felt so blank because I am jobless at the moment and can't work as I am suffering emotionally and mentally. He will just leave me like this. My last resort is to be compensated for the damages I got, emotionally and physically. For proof, I have WhatsApp messages, a police report of the physical abuse (case closed), and a paper that shows a booking with his name and a woman when he traveled to a different country (to which I found out about the adultery). Please help me.

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I am in an abusive relationship. My husband earns well and has a lot of money saved here in Dubai as well as some in India. Will I get any money if I separate from him?

Q: The court judgment issued yesterday rejected the divorce case filed by my wife and ordered me to pay her AED 2000 monthly as marital support as she is living separately. Additionally, I have filed a restitution case against her to return home, which will begin next week. Should I file an appeal in court to cancel this monthly amount or wait until the restitution case ruling is finalized? Please note the following: 1. My wife left our marital home and started living in a non-mehram’s home. She is now living separately with our 8-year-old daughter. 2. She is currently employed and started working after leaving the marital home (she was not employed before leaving home).

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, Can you give us brief information regarding the new UAE law on abortion? When will it be effective?

Q: I have a marital dispute with my wife in Kerala, India. I lost my parents last year and I have given the power of attorney to my mother's sister in Kerala. Now my wife is threatening me through WhatsApp and emails and demanding money. She was under my family visa and three months back I canceled the same, and she is currently in India for the last 1 year. My concern is if she comes here with a visit visa and makes any issues, what legal help can I get as per the UAE law?

ضمن إطار سلسلة التعديلات التي طرأت مؤخراً على عدد من القوانين الاتحادية لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، أصدر صاحب السمو الشيخ خليفة بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس الدولة، في 25 أغسطس 2020، مرسوماً بقانون اتحادي رقم (5) لسنة 2020 بتعديل بعض أحكام القانون الاتحادي رقم (28) لسنة 2005 في شأن الأحوال الشخصية.

With the introduction of the new procedures for obtaining a power of attorney (POA) remotely in the UAE, after it was mandatory to appear in person in front of the notary public as a global rule to ensure the identity and intention of the person requesting a POA, we put between your hands this brief guide for how you get it done.

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.