Q: My husband wants to give me a divorce, but I want to live with my husband. I live in dubai.

Q: Indian couple married under Hindu Marriage Act, living in Dubai, seek divorce in the UAE.

Q: Dear Team, I would like to know what might happen in the conciliatory procedure. I filed a divorce against my husband and I was called for an appointment. I assume it is for this procedure. Please advise. How can I draft a settlement agreement? How much possibly it might cost if I will consult a lawyer about this? Maybe you can refer me an adviser with regards to this concern that can charge me less. I am just a normal worker seeking justice for my child. Regards, G.

Q: Hello, My husband has filed a divorce case after 11 years of our marriage. The marriage took place in India as per the Hindu Marriage Law. I appeared before the court on 20th June with my documents. I was asked to bring my documents after translating them to Arabic. I do not want to give him a divorce and I am a financially dependent woman on him all alone in Dubai as an expat Indian wife. I do not have enough money to hire a lawyer. What should I do? Do I need to keep a lawyer or I can get my documents translated to Arabic and submit to the judge? Since I don't have money to give the lawyer, is my husband legally liable to provide me with the lawyer fees for the divorce case? Or is there any lawyer who can fight my case and get his legal fees from my husband? I need urgent help as the next hearing is after two weeks.

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: I am divorced as per UAE personal status law 28/2005. I have filed for custody and expenses for my 8-year-old kid. Kindly advise the procedures with the court and the documents required. Also, my husband is threatening to get the property which is under my name in India, can he file a case here in Dubai?

Q: I am an Indian expatriate and I have been granted divorce recently by Dubai Courts. During the last two hearings, my wife was not present. Would it be considered an ex-parte divorce or a contested divorce? Also, would this divorce be valid in India? * I have read that the UAE Notified As A Reciprocating Territory Under Section 44A Of Civil Procedure Code. But I am not sure if this divorce would be valid in India.

س: أنا مقيم أسأل عن حقوق الزوجة الموجودة في الإمارات بفيزة سياحة بعد الطلاق وانتهاء العدة ولدينا أطفال. إذا كانت ترغب في الحياة في الإمارات وحضانة أطفالها، فكم تكون نفقتها؟ وما حقها في الإقامة والسكن وتكاليف الحضانة؟

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.

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.