United Arab Emirates: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Case Summary: Wife who claims to have been abandoned by the husband, seeks custody of children and maintenance for them. The wife alleges that the husband of 7 years had alcoholic issues and a neurological condition due to which he was aggressive towards her and the children.

Case Summary: Wife, who has been married for 21 years, and has two adult sons, seeks divorce from her husband stating reasons such as abandonment, desertion of the conjugal bed and adultery. The wife states that it has become impossible to continue the marriage as the husband has changed his behaviors towards the wife and children for a year.

Case Summary: A divorce case between a Christian couple wherein the wife requests for a divorce from her husband due to desertion and lack of financial support from the husband for a period of five years. The wife also requests for child custody, child support, alimony, and other maintenance charges from the husband.

Plaintiff files the instant case against his ex-wife defendant, requesting the court to reduce the custodial rent required to be paid by him, and declare that he is the owner of a jointly owned property, and claim compensation from the defendant. The plaintiff explained that the couple was married and subsequently divorced and he was required to pay the custodial rent.

The plaintiffs, consisting of a deceased man’s mother and siblings filed a case against the deceased’s wife stating that the latter was divorced from the deceased, having allegedly accepted an amount of money as deferred dowry, and therefore had no right over the deceased’s property.

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wife files for fault-based divorce from her husband and custody of daughter and related maintenance charges. The wife claims that the husband forced her to leave her job. He is disrespectful towards her, insulting and abusing her, in front of their children, without any reason. The couple has two children, and the husband incites their son to hit her. She also claims that the husband injures himself and sends photos to her family claiming that she assaulted him. He also quarrels with her family, demanding that he be given dowry.

The wife seeks fault-based divorce from her husband and custody of two minor children, on the grounds that the husband mistreated her, committed adultery and abandoned her and their children. She claims that the couple has been separated for the past two years. The wife also claims that the husband has not been providing for the family financially and requests to divorce him under the Indian Hindu law.

Wife files a case against the husband for maintenance for herself and her daughter, and the custody of the child. The wife states that the marriage between the two had been unpleasant from the beginning, due to constant absence of the husband in the marital home, or the husband returning home drunk during late hours of the night, subjecting the wife to verbal abuse, and not providing for the family in spite of the husband’s substantial income. The wife claims that as a result, she was forced to obtain financial assistance from her brother and family.

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