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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Expatriate Marriage And Divorce: Fast, Simple And Legal

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 7/21/2025

The UAE government has implemented the civil personal status laws to regulate the personal affairs of the large population of non-Muslim expatriates who have chosen to live in the country. These laws are rooted in the...more

Hierarchy In Family Court And The Process To Appeal

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 7/11/2025

How can a family court decision be appealed? Although it is easy to obtain information regarding family laws in the UAE, people are generally unaware about the procedural aspects of the family court process. In this...more

What Are The Key Changes For Non-Muslims Marriage, Divorce, And Inheritance?

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 2/3/2023

The introduction of a new personal status law for the non-Muslims is a landmark decision on part of the UAE government. To be enforced from February 1st, 2023, the Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022 on Civil Personal Status...more

Family Asset Protection – LGBT* clients and alternative families

BCLP on 8/30/2019

In the summer of the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the LGBT* community have a lot to celebrate. In the last 15 years, there have been significant changes for same-sex couples in England and Wales. In 2004 the...more

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Expatriate Marriage And Divorce: Fast, Simple And Legal

Hierarchy In Family Court And The Process To Appeal

What Are The Key Changes For Non-Muslims Marriage, Divorce, And Inheritance?

Family Asset Protection – LGBT* clients and alternative families

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