Q: Hello, I have a question. My brother turned fourteen and he is with my mother and he does not need anything and he is getting 100% in his school. So now my father wants him back, will he get asked with whom he wanna stay or he will be forced to transfer to my father's house?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, If the child of divorced parents is 14, does the child get to choose who they want to live with? The father is asking for custody, and the child doesn't want to go with the father. What actions can be taken to prevent the father from taking full custody of the child?

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, In 2019, I got divorced and moved to Abu Dhabi with my son. I worked at a school for four years. Recently, I moved to Dubai and have been working in healthcare for the past two years. My child is now 13 years old. In March 2022, I remarried after my divorce. My ex-husband has been blackmailing and tormenting me, saying that he wants custody of my child because I remarried. The Indian court had already granted me full custody during our divorce, but my ex is threatening to take my son away. I don't trust him because he is violent and abusive. My current husband is aware of my situation, but he is often upset about my ex's messages to my child and he is also abusing me and doing domestic violence. I feel unsafe. I am currently nine months pregnant and I have a 13-year-old son. I want to be protected, along with my two children. How can I escape this situation and live peacefully?

An interview-format article covering the topic of custody and guardianship in the UAE. This is from the legal podcast of lawyer Ludmila Yamalova, the founder of Lawgical with LYLAW.

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.