United Arab Emirates: Family Law

Abduction in legal terms refers to ‘taking a person away utilizing persuasion, fraud, or force'. It can also be an act of unlawful interference with a family relationship, such as the taking of a child from its parent, irrespective of whether the person abducted consents or not.

Through this video, I will highlight three important points to be considered by either spouse, if the other spouse has abducted the child from another country to the UAE without proper authorization and consent.

Family courts have launched an electronic registration system for family cases. This service can be accessed through the official electronic portal maintained by the courts.