Personal Status
Family matters need a lawyer who understands both the law and the human side — we handle divorce, custody, alimony, and inheritance with complete sensitivity and absolute confidentiality.
Family matters require both mind and heart
Personal status cases are unlike any other — they touch your family, your children, and your emotional and financial future. Every decision made in them leaves a long-term impact. That's why we approach them with a dual methodology: complete legal precision and deep human understanding.
We represent you before the Sharia personal status courts for Muslims, and the civil family courts for non-Muslims under Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022. Our experience covers divorce, custody, alimony, marriage authentication, inheritance, wills, and international estate matters — with absolute confidentiality at every stage.
Full Coverage of Family Matters
We work with all nationalities residing in the UAE under the appropriate law for each case.
Divorce & Khula
Divorce proceedings, khula (wife-initiated divorce against return of dower), divorce for harm, and other lawful grounds.
Custody & Visitation
Establishing custody rights, organizing visitation, and travel with children within and outside the UAE.
Alimony in All Forms
Spousal alimony, idda alimony, child support, custody allowance, and housing — calculation, enforcement, and follow-up.
Marriage & Paternity Authentication
Marriage establishment cases, paternity confirmation, and regularizing family legal status.
Inheritance & Estate Division
Distribution of estates under Sharia or civil law, share calculation, and resolving heir disputes.
Wills & Trusts
Drafting wills, registering them with the Wills Registry in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and executing them after death.
Non-Muslim Personal Status
Non-Muslim cases under Decree-Law 41/2022 and the civil family courts in Abu Dhabi and elsewhere.
International Estates
Cross-border estates split between the UAE and other countries, judgment enforcement, and tracking foreign assets.
A Methodology That Preserves Your Dignity and Your Rights
Four steps handled with complete sensitivity, full confidentiality, and the children's best interest at heart.
Confidential Intake
Listening to your case without judgment, assessing the facts, and identifying available legal options.
Family Guidance
Going through the family guidance committee — a mandatory reconciliation phase before filing the case.
Litigation & Pleading
Filing the case before the competent court, preparing pleadings, and attending all hearings.
Enforcement & Follow-Up
Enforcing judgments — alimony, custody, estate — and ensuring your and your children's rights arrive in full.
Your Questions on Personal Status
• For Muslims: Federal Personal Status Law No. 28 of 2005 and its amendments, applied under Sharia principles.
• For Non-Muslims: Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022 — a civil law applicable to non-Muslim residents, covering civil marriage, no-fault divorce, joint custody, and inheritance by will.
We determine the applicable law for your case from the first meeting and guide you based on your religion and nationality.
The most important standard in both systems is the child's best interest. Custody may pass to the father if the mother's fitness is shown to be compromised. Every case is studied carefully — no general rule without specific facts.
• Khula: she returns the dower in exchange for divorce — no need to prove harm.
• Divorce for Harm: on proof of physical/psychological/financial abuse.
• Divorce for Desertion: the husband's absence without justification.
• Divorce for Non-Maintenance or for a defect in the husband.
• No-Fault Divorce (for non-Muslims under Law 41/2022 only).
We assess your situation and select the appropriate path to recover all your rights.
• The husband's income and financial standing
• The family's standard of living during marriage
• Number and ages of children
• Housing, education, healthcare needs
Alimony typically covers: spousal alimony + child support + housing allowance + education + healthcare. We prepare a detailed, documented calculation to present the strongest possible claim before the court.
• Muslims: Under Sharia shares (a male's share is twice that of a female).
• Non-Muslims: Either by a will registered at the Wills Registry (DIFC Wills Registry / Abu Dhabi Wills Registry), or under Law 41/2022 which allows applying the deceased's home-country law.
Our recommendation for expats: registering a will in the UAE is essential — without it, rules that don't match your wishes may apply. We draft and register your will with full legal precision.
Our commitment to you goes beyond the legal minimum — we handle your case details with the utmost discretion, and we don't discuss your matter with anyone but you directly. Your confidentiality isn't an option — it's a strict professional obligation.
Your Family Deserves Skilled Representation
Whatever your situation — divorce, custody, alimony, inheritance, or wills — speak to us in full confidence. A first session will clarify your options and lift the uncertainty.