Q: Salam Aleykum, Please, I request your help. I have a case in Dubai Court about a divorce request. I had all the Conciliation Sessions and I finished that on Feb 14. The Conciliator asked me to request an appointment with the judge to explain to him my case. But supposedly the Court should send me an email with the document needed to request the appointment and I am still waiting for it until now. So, where can I complain about it or ask where is the document? I wrote many times in different emails in the Court but no one answered me. I am super worried because he told me in 2 months it will expire if I don’t request the appointment. He won't answer my WhatsApp or the phone.

Q: I did khula to escape an abusive husband. However, He owes me 4 months back alimony for me and my child, before the khula agreement. This is subject to an enforcement case. He refuses to pay saying that khula means I gave up all my rights, which means also the dues from the past. Is that correct?

Q: Can an expat Muslim woman divorce her Muslim husband without his consent and without giving a reason? I have a thousand reasons but little evidence and I don't want to trigger a lengthy hostile process since he's rich and I'm not and he's evil.

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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.